Chapter 12

The three women quietly and carefully made their way up the stairs of the dungeon. They stopped abruptly as they reached the door.

"Are you guys ready?" Prue asked as the witches prepared themselves for what was on the other side.

"As ready as we're ever be" Piper responded. The oldest sister then looked back to the door opening it just enough to see if the coast was clear. Seeing that the hall was empty the woman nodded her head in the direction of the others letting them know that it was ok to proceed.

As they made their way down the hall they started to hear voices coming from the other end. As they crept closer the women couldn't help but be amazed by their surroundings. The Halliwell sisters always knew that Mike's family was well off but this was much more than they expected. There were expensive paintings along the walls that complimented the equally expensive oriental rugs and vases. They all came to a complete stop in front of a picture that they did not expect to find in the elaborate mansion.

"How dare that evil son of a bitch?" Phoebe questioned as she looked over the large oil painting of her younger sister with her now deceased ex-boyfriend.

"Oh when this is all over we should resurrect his ass and kill him again simply for having the nerve to hang this up" Piper spoke just above a whisper.

"Agreed" was the only thing a shocked Prue was able to say.

"Guys this is not the time nor the place. We really need to vanquish them and get back to Paige before it's too late"

That's when they noticed that the voices were now a lot louder and coming from the room that they were just about to walk in front of. Looking into the space the women counted five demon/whitelighters all together. There were two women that they instantly recognized as his mother and sister. Then there were two men one was Mike's older brother and the other was his youngest, which then lead them to his uncle that was pacing back and forth over the marbled floor. The three girls leaned in a little closer to hear what the conversation was about.

"We have to kill the charmed ones before they get to us" the older man spoke.

"I agree, we've waited too long to pass up this opportunity" said the youngest male. Piper winced at this, knowing how hurt Paige would be if she were there to hear the venomous words.

"That's true we had to deal with that pathetic little witch Paige for far too long, it ends tonight" his sister spoke.

"Yes tonight we will kill the charmed ones once and for all" the mother finished. Little did they know that they would never get the chance to follow through with their plans.

The girls had, had, enough and immediately charged into the room. Prue was the first to vanquish one of the demons, killing the youngest boy with a powerful potion that made everyone lose their balance. Recovering quickly another charged at Phoebe while one of the women shimmered in behind Piper, but fortunately the girl was prepared. She dropped to the floor and kicked the woman's legs out from underneath her and vanquished her with an athame to the chest. The older man then threw an athame at the oldest sister which then mutated into two separate weapons. Prue was able to redirect one but the other hit her in the shoulder.

"No!" Phoebe screamed but her voice was drowned out by the blood curdling screams of the uncle. At that point the demon that she was engaging in hand to hand combat with hit her in the back with an energy ball causing her to hit the ground with a sickening thud, making the older sister crawl over to shield her with her own body to take on any more attacks that was meant for the girl.

Seeing that it was now a two on one situation Piper took her chances and threw two potions in their directions incinerating the mother while the son shimmered away. As soon as the man disappeared she ran over to her sister as she called out for help.

"LEO!" After a minute white orbs filled the air and the man formed.

"Quick, she's hurt really bad" the woman continued. While Leo was taking care of the wounded girl Prue noticed a gold chain that fell off the demon. She snatched it up quickly knowing that they would need it to scry for him later. After a few seconds Phoebe was healed and starting to sit up.

"Please tell me that you got them all so we can end this nightmare"

"No, not yet but we will. Come on we have to get back to Paige and hunt down the last demon before we lose our baby sister." Piper responded. The group then linked hands and headed back to the manor.