PART ONE
"Sunnydale? Where's that? And why are we going there?" Amber asked. "It's about two hours from here. It's a really little town. And we are going there to find the person I think can help us." Kristi looked at her. "And once again the question of who is this person pops up again." she said. They looked at her expectantly. "Do you guys remember Buffy Summers?" Allie asked. They stared at her. Kristi's eyes grew wide. "Buffy? When did you find out where she lived?" she asked. "She told me before she moved. She said her mom bought an art gallery or something there. I get letters from her every now and then. She goes to the college there. UCSunnydale." Amber smiled. "Buffy. Man I haven't heard from her in ages! How come she never gets a hold of me and Kristi?" Allie shrugged. "I guess she thought you guys didn't wanna know her anymore."
"Just because she burnt down the school gym? Please. We grew up with her. Okay, yeah, after she went all fireman on the gym we were a little freaked out by her but we're still her friends," Kristi said, a little bit of hurt showing in her eyes. "Anyway, what makes you think she'll help us? I mean, we haven't been super close these past few years." Allie looked at her roommates. "Let's just call it a…..friend's intuition." She wouldn't tell them about Buffy being a vampire Slayer. They would never look at her the same way again. They would be shocked just like she had been when she found out. Buffy and Allie had run into each other in L.A. about 3 or 4 years ago. Allie had been thrilled to see her again but good old Buff wasn't as thrilled. Now that Allie thought about it, she had looked depressed and hurt. They had talked for about five minutes, Buffy saying she came to L.A. to work out a few problems. Then they parted. Allie didn't quite understand. Buffy was never mopy. Not even a minute later, someone had grabbed Allie and threw up against a wall. Allie had tried to escape the man's grasp but it was no use. He was really strong. Then she looked at his face and screamed. The man couldn't even be called a man. More like an it. It's forehead was big, it's eyes glowing yellow and it's lips pulled back to reveal fangs. The creature covered Allies mouth with his hand to stop her from screaming again. He lowered his fangs toward her neck and Allie felt an unbearable pain shoot through her as the creatures teeth pierced her throat. Then the pain suddenly stopped as the man was yanked away from her and Allie slid to the ground, crying and holding a hand over the bleeding wound on her neck. What she saw was amazing. Buffy was fighting this creature that had attacked her. She punched him over and over in the face and spun on the ground, catching the man's legs and forcing him to fall to the ground. Before Allie could blink, Buffy pulled out a large pointy piece of wood and shoved it into the creatures chest. Allie winced then gasped when the man turned to dust.
Buffy had helped her up and asked if she was okay. "I'm fine", she replied. "But what was that, that thing and how did he explode? And just what the hell are you doing here?" Buffy had taken Allie back to her apartment. She bandaged the puncture marks and explained. Allie found out that the man was a vampire and Buffy was the Slayer of vampires. She also found out that the real reason Buffy was in L.A. was because she had run away. Buffy had told her EVERYTHING. From her "calling", to meeting her new Watcher, to meeting Willow and Xander, to falling in love with the vampire with a soul Angel, to him losing his soul because of their lovemaking on her 17th birthday to when she sent him to Hell and came there. Then Buffy had collapsed in Allie's arms, crying. She didn't see Buffy after that except for before she left for Sunnydale. She had gone to The Coffee Spot, where Allie worked part time, and told her she was leaving; that she had found what had kept her there for so long. She made Allie promise not to tell anyone about her secret. Allie promised, hugged Buffy and didn't see her after that.
She kept the secret her childhood best friend asked her to. She had never told a soul and she wasn't gonna start know. Not unless Buffy told her to. And she wouldn't know that until she saw her face to face again. But she wasn't sure what to do at this point. Going to Sunnydale and seeing what her life is like; the life that had drove her away from it years ago. Her thoughts were shattered by Amber's voice. "Well, I'm up for it. Anything to get this….thing out of here." Kristi nodded and got up. "Here here. I wanna get rid of it. PRONTO. Plus, I wanna see Buff again. It's been a long time. So, Sunnydale is, how long from here did you say? Two hours? Well, let's pack. Oh, wait. Where will we stay? Are there any motels there?" Allie bit her lower lip. "I'm sure there are. They may not be great, but there's gotta be one somewhere. And if not we can stay with Buffy. She'll totally take us in. So. What are we waiting for? There is a majorly pissed off ghost here so lets blow this joint." The other two nodded and they went to pack.
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"ANGEL! WESLEY! HURRY UP! DOYLE'S HAVING A VISION!" Doyle heard the voice of Cordelia Chase yell before the vision took over his conscience. He saw three young girls in a beach house in L.A. He saw them screaming while a transparent man held a knife at them. Doyle gripped the side of his head as he saw more. Four other women were with them, all brunettes, flipping through the pages of a large book. Then he saw a blonde girl fight demons who had entered the house. Then the vision faded away. He opened his eyes to see Angel, the vampire with a soul, and Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, an ex- Watcher, both holding onto him, trying to steady him. "Oh, man," Doyle said. "When are these things gonna get easier?" "Doyle. You okay?" Angel asked as he helped the half demon into a chair. "Besides for the excruciating pain jolting back and forth through my head? I'm good." Cordelia offered him a glass of water and held out two aspirins. He took them and gave the brunette a smile. "Thanks, 'Delia." She smiled back at him and Doyle sighed to himself.
He had always liked Cordelia since the moment he saw her. Now she was his girl. She knew everything about him, including him being a half demon. Angel broke him out of his reverie. "Doyle? What did you see?" Doyle looked at him. "Three girls. Looked like college students. They live in a beach house here in L.A. They were being attacked.There were four other girls who were looking through a book, which to me, looked like a book of witchcraft. Then there was a blonde fighting demons. And losing I might add." "All women? Boy what are the odds of that?" Cordelia asked as she rubbed Doyle's back. "Did you by any chance get an address?" Wesley asked. Doyle nodded and wrote it down on a piece of paper. "Ah, yes. I know where this is. It's not far from my flat." "How about a name?" Angel asked. "Uh, no names. No faces. Nothing. Just a lot of girls who need savin'." Cordy looked at him. "Not a lot to go on. But it'll have to do. So, are we going or what? Try and see these girls? Oh, wait. What are we saving them from?" They all looked at Doyle. "One bad ass ghost."
*****
The four Halliwell sisters, well, 3 Halliwell and one Mathews/Halliwell sister, sat in the living room. Paige Mathews felt awkward. I don't know why I should though. I mean, I've been part of this family for awhile. Of course, when I had, it was just Piper and Phoebe here. But now Prue is back. And it's a lot more confusing. Paige looked at her older half-sisters. She had found out she was one of the Halliwell sisters months ago. Her mother and father had given her up because of the prophecy. That there was only supposed to be 3 sisters to become the Charmed Ones. And it happened that way. Prue, Piper and Phoebe had become witches. But then Prue had been killed. And Paige had become a Charmed One in her place. She could move objects with her mind. But being part whitelighter, she had to call out for them. It had all been great, but then it happened. There mother's spirit had come to them with tears in her eyes and told them that the Elders, the Powers That Be, had decided to give them something. Then Prue had appeared, alive once more. Patty, their mother, had told them that the Elders thought it was about time they received something. They brought Prue back to life. And now there are four Charmed Ones. But that's not what bothered Paige.
The past few months, all Paige had to worry about was pleasing Piper and Phoebe, and she had accomplished that. But now she had to do the same with Prue. And it wasn't easy. Maybe I'm just paranoid, but I get the feeling she doesn't think of me as family. As if knowing what she was thinking, Prue looked up from the pictures she was going through and smiled at her baby sister. But who knows. Maybe she does. "Okay, I give up!" Phoebe yelled. They all looked at her. "Give up on what, Phoebes?" Prue asked. "Finding a wedding dress suitable for me!" Piper smiled. "Honey? Are you having trouble?" she asked. Phoebe glared her older sister. "Duh, Piper! Why else would I be yelling over a wedding dress? I can't find the right one! How in God's name did you ever?" Piper shrugged and went back to reading her book. "Phoebe, your wedding isn't for a long time. You have awhile to find a dress." Paige stated. Phoebe slumped. "Yeah I guess. But, when Cole and I got engaged, I was super excited. Now I think it's the hardest thing in my life. Aw, well. I'll worry later. Paige can you pass me the newspaper?" Paige gave Phoebe the paper. "Read the article about the college student. Ya know, the one article about her getting the best grade point average in all of UCLA history. I still have absolutely no idea how people can be that smart." All her sisters shrugged. As soon as Phoebe touched the paper, she gasped as the premonition hit her. She saw three girls, one of them the college student Paige was talking about in the paper. They were being attacked by a ghost wielding a knife and she saw a blonde girl fighting demons. And losing. Then she saw 2 brunette girls, and 4 men fighting for their lives. The last thing she saw before the vision ended was the address of the beach house. It was located in Los Angeles.
Phoebe opened her eyes to see her sisters gathered around her. "Phoebe? What did you see?" Prue asked. "Young people in L.A. One of 'em was that girl in the paper. They were being attacked by a ghost and demons. Ugly demons. They need our help guys. They were losing. Big time. I got the address too. It's where dad took all of us last weekend. That beach? The house is one of the beach houses." Paige looked at her other sisters. "So, does this mean we're going to L.A?" They all nodded. "Okay then. Let's get packed."
"Sunnydale? Where's that? And why are we going there?" Amber asked. "It's about two hours from here. It's a really little town. And we are going there to find the person I think can help us." Kristi looked at her. "And once again the question of who is this person pops up again." she said. They looked at her expectantly. "Do you guys remember Buffy Summers?" Allie asked. They stared at her. Kristi's eyes grew wide. "Buffy? When did you find out where she lived?" she asked. "She told me before she moved. She said her mom bought an art gallery or something there. I get letters from her every now and then. She goes to the college there. UCSunnydale." Amber smiled. "Buffy. Man I haven't heard from her in ages! How come she never gets a hold of me and Kristi?" Allie shrugged. "I guess she thought you guys didn't wanna know her anymore."
"Just because she burnt down the school gym? Please. We grew up with her. Okay, yeah, after she went all fireman on the gym we were a little freaked out by her but we're still her friends," Kristi said, a little bit of hurt showing in her eyes. "Anyway, what makes you think she'll help us? I mean, we haven't been super close these past few years." Allie looked at her roommates. "Let's just call it a…..friend's intuition." She wouldn't tell them about Buffy being a vampire Slayer. They would never look at her the same way again. They would be shocked just like she had been when she found out. Buffy and Allie had run into each other in L.A. about 3 or 4 years ago. Allie had been thrilled to see her again but good old Buff wasn't as thrilled. Now that Allie thought about it, she had looked depressed and hurt. They had talked for about five minutes, Buffy saying she came to L.A. to work out a few problems. Then they parted. Allie didn't quite understand. Buffy was never mopy. Not even a minute later, someone had grabbed Allie and threw up against a wall. Allie had tried to escape the man's grasp but it was no use. He was really strong. Then she looked at his face and screamed. The man couldn't even be called a man. More like an it. It's forehead was big, it's eyes glowing yellow and it's lips pulled back to reveal fangs. The creature covered Allies mouth with his hand to stop her from screaming again. He lowered his fangs toward her neck and Allie felt an unbearable pain shoot through her as the creatures teeth pierced her throat. Then the pain suddenly stopped as the man was yanked away from her and Allie slid to the ground, crying and holding a hand over the bleeding wound on her neck. What she saw was amazing. Buffy was fighting this creature that had attacked her. She punched him over and over in the face and spun on the ground, catching the man's legs and forcing him to fall to the ground. Before Allie could blink, Buffy pulled out a large pointy piece of wood and shoved it into the creatures chest. Allie winced then gasped when the man turned to dust.
Buffy had helped her up and asked if she was okay. "I'm fine", she replied. "But what was that, that thing and how did he explode? And just what the hell are you doing here?" Buffy had taken Allie back to her apartment. She bandaged the puncture marks and explained. Allie found out that the man was a vampire and Buffy was the Slayer of vampires. She also found out that the real reason Buffy was in L.A. was because she had run away. Buffy had told her EVERYTHING. From her "calling", to meeting her new Watcher, to meeting Willow and Xander, to falling in love with the vampire with a soul Angel, to him losing his soul because of their lovemaking on her 17th birthday to when she sent him to Hell and came there. Then Buffy had collapsed in Allie's arms, crying. She didn't see Buffy after that except for before she left for Sunnydale. She had gone to The Coffee Spot, where Allie worked part time, and told her she was leaving; that she had found what had kept her there for so long. She made Allie promise not to tell anyone about her secret. Allie promised, hugged Buffy and didn't see her after that.
She kept the secret her childhood best friend asked her to. She had never told a soul and she wasn't gonna start know. Not unless Buffy told her to. And she wouldn't know that until she saw her face to face again. But she wasn't sure what to do at this point. Going to Sunnydale and seeing what her life is like; the life that had drove her away from it years ago. Her thoughts were shattered by Amber's voice. "Well, I'm up for it. Anything to get this….thing out of here." Kristi nodded and got up. "Here here. I wanna get rid of it. PRONTO. Plus, I wanna see Buff again. It's been a long time. So, Sunnydale is, how long from here did you say? Two hours? Well, let's pack. Oh, wait. Where will we stay? Are there any motels there?" Allie bit her lower lip. "I'm sure there are. They may not be great, but there's gotta be one somewhere. And if not we can stay with Buffy. She'll totally take us in. So. What are we waiting for? There is a majorly pissed off ghost here so lets blow this joint." The other two nodded and they went to pack.
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"ANGEL! WESLEY! HURRY UP! DOYLE'S HAVING A VISION!" Doyle heard the voice of Cordelia Chase yell before the vision took over his conscience. He saw three young girls in a beach house in L.A. He saw them screaming while a transparent man held a knife at them. Doyle gripped the side of his head as he saw more. Four other women were with them, all brunettes, flipping through the pages of a large book. Then he saw a blonde girl fight demons who had entered the house. Then the vision faded away. He opened his eyes to see Angel, the vampire with a soul, and Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, an ex- Watcher, both holding onto him, trying to steady him. "Oh, man," Doyle said. "When are these things gonna get easier?" "Doyle. You okay?" Angel asked as he helped the half demon into a chair. "Besides for the excruciating pain jolting back and forth through my head? I'm good." Cordelia offered him a glass of water and held out two aspirins. He took them and gave the brunette a smile. "Thanks, 'Delia." She smiled back at him and Doyle sighed to himself.
He had always liked Cordelia since the moment he saw her. Now she was his girl. She knew everything about him, including him being a half demon. Angel broke him out of his reverie. "Doyle? What did you see?" Doyle looked at him. "Three girls. Looked like college students. They live in a beach house here in L.A. They were being attacked.There were four other girls who were looking through a book, which to me, looked like a book of witchcraft. Then there was a blonde fighting demons. And losing I might add." "All women? Boy what are the odds of that?" Cordelia asked as she rubbed Doyle's back. "Did you by any chance get an address?" Wesley asked. Doyle nodded and wrote it down on a piece of paper. "Ah, yes. I know where this is. It's not far from my flat." "How about a name?" Angel asked. "Uh, no names. No faces. Nothing. Just a lot of girls who need savin'." Cordy looked at him. "Not a lot to go on. But it'll have to do. So, are we going or what? Try and see these girls? Oh, wait. What are we saving them from?" They all looked at Doyle. "One bad ass ghost."
*****
The four Halliwell sisters, well, 3 Halliwell and one Mathews/Halliwell sister, sat in the living room. Paige Mathews felt awkward. I don't know why I should though. I mean, I've been part of this family for awhile. Of course, when I had, it was just Piper and Phoebe here. But now Prue is back. And it's a lot more confusing. Paige looked at her older half-sisters. She had found out she was one of the Halliwell sisters months ago. Her mother and father had given her up because of the prophecy. That there was only supposed to be 3 sisters to become the Charmed Ones. And it happened that way. Prue, Piper and Phoebe had become witches. But then Prue had been killed. And Paige had become a Charmed One in her place. She could move objects with her mind. But being part whitelighter, she had to call out for them. It had all been great, but then it happened. There mother's spirit had come to them with tears in her eyes and told them that the Elders, the Powers That Be, had decided to give them something. Then Prue had appeared, alive once more. Patty, their mother, had told them that the Elders thought it was about time they received something. They brought Prue back to life. And now there are four Charmed Ones. But that's not what bothered Paige.
The past few months, all Paige had to worry about was pleasing Piper and Phoebe, and she had accomplished that. But now she had to do the same with Prue. And it wasn't easy. Maybe I'm just paranoid, but I get the feeling she doesn't think of me as family. As if knowing what she was thinking, Prue looked up from the pictures she was going through and smiled at her baby sister. But who knows. Maybe she does. "Okay, I give up!" Phoebe yelled. They all looked at her. "Give up on what, Phoebes?" Prue asked. "Finding a wedding dress suitable for me!" Piper smiled. "Honey? Are you having trouble?" she asked. Phoebe glared her older sister. "Duh, Piper! Why else would I be yelling over a wedding dress? I can't find the right one! How in God's name did you ever?" Piper shrugged and went back to reading her book. "Phoebe, your wedding isn't for a long time. You have awhile to find a dress." Paige stated. Phoebe slumped. "Yeah I guess. But, when Cole and I got engaged, I was super excited. Now I think it's the hardest thing in my life. Aw, well. I'll worry later. Paige can you pass me the newspaper?" Paige gave Phoebe the paper. "Read the article about the college student. Ya know, the one article about her getting the best grade point average in all of UCLA history. I still have absolutely no idea how people can be that smart." All her sisters shrugged. As soon as Phoebe touched the paper, she gasped as the premonition hit her. She saw three girls, one of them the college student Paige was talking about in the paper. They were being attacked by a ghost wielding a knife and she saw a blonde girl fighting demons. And losing. Then she saw 2 brunette girls, and 4 men fighting for their lives. The last thing she saw before the vision ended was the address of the beach house. It was located in Los Angeles.
Phoebe opened her eyes to see her sisters gathered around her. "Phoebe? What did you see?" Prue asked. "Young people in L.A. One of 'em was that girl in the paper. They were being attacked by a ghost and demons. Ugly demons. They need our help guys. They were losing. Big time. I got the address too. It's where dad took all of us last weekend. That beach? The house is one of the beach houses." Paige looked at her other sisters. "So, does this mean we're going to L.A?" They all nodded. "Okay then. Let's get packed."