So, i know I haven't updated this story for ages n ages n ages...but now exams are all over 'yay!' I thought I'd write a new chapter. There are going to be more than one story for Penny and Patty but I'll upload them all as seperate chapters and i might add some other chapters in for some other ancestors mentioned in the show. WhenI update I'll put the newest chapter as the last chapter but when I upload the one after that I'll put it in chronological order...if that made sense to anyone!
Thanks to everyone who's reviewed this fic so far...plz dont have forgotten this fic! Im sorry for the break!

Penny Halliwell

1967: The Summer Of Love

"Penny, the Whitelighters are putting on a light show!" exclaimed Robyn, pushing open my door.

"Hold on, I'm just adjusting my aura…" I readjusted the beads hanging round my neck, which were bathing me in different coloured lights, then, satisfied with my aura, the lights died and I turned to Robyn and smiled, "Come on, I don't want to miss this!"

I followed Robyn, my best friend, down the stairs and we stopped on the half-landing to watch the Whitelighter's light show over the head of the two-dozen or so witches that had gathered in my husband Allen's and my house.

Three Whitelighters had made a circle in the centre of the living room and were making shapes with their blue-white orbs, their waving hands orchestrating the display.

"Outta sight." I sighed dreamily, and beside me Robyn nodded in agreement.

The Whitelighter finished their show and bowed to the watching witches. Robyn and I joined in the clapping and cheering and made out way down into the crowd, exchanging words with many of the other witches.

We walked stopped in the doorway to another room, where another witch was playing a guitar to a small group of witches, swaying to the music with their eyes closed.

"I've never seen so many witches just hanging out." said Robyn in amazement, surveying the witches filling up the house.

I noticed a strange, almost greedy, look in her eyes, but it had vanished the next second. I shook my head slightly telling myself it was just a figment of my imagination. I was tired having been preparing for the Magical Be In that was to take place here tonight.

"Wait till the Magical Be In." I told her excitedly, "This house was built on a spiritual nexus. We're gonna tap into its power tonight and ride the magic wave."

Robyn nodded and just at that moment, I felt a strange sensation. As if I was watching a film and the picture had suddenly jumped. Ugh, I obviously hadn't been getting enough sleep, I decided, what with organising the Be In.

The sound of a car horn jolted me from my thoughts. "Ooh! Allen's back!" I exclaimed happily.

I rushed outside, with Robyn behind me and greeted my husband Allen with a cheery "Hi!"

Allen climbed out of our brightly coloured van, nicknamed the rainbow bus, and cam running up the path to the front door. "Hey!" he smiled back, picking me up and spinning me around. I laughed blissfully and leant forward to give Allen a kiss, 'God how I love that man!' I thought with a smile. Allen wasn't a witch but he was cool with magic and the like.

"Where's Patty?" I asked. Patty was our beautiful little daughter.

"I dropped her off at my sister's, she's gonna crash there tonight." Allen told me, "Listen up, I passed this groovy drum circle on the way here. Who wants to check it out?"

"Count me in!" I grinned, pulling my arm around my husband and calling out, "Who wants a ride on the rainbow bus?"

A crowd of witches, including Robyn, followed us into the van and we set off for the drum circle Allen had seen.

"Hear the drums," Allen cried, "Feel the beats crashing down upon parched shores…"

We were sitting, gathered on the grass, feeling the beat of the drums. Allen was reciting for us over the drums and I leant back, closing my eyes and letting the sounds drift through me.

"…Hounding like the feet of ten thousand soldiers. Whispering why. Why!"

Allen ended the poem, his voice filled with passion. I clapped and cheered along with the others around us. I could feel the love and peace radiating from everyone around. This, this was what we were about. The feelings of harmony only heightened my desire for my dream to come true, my dream of a crusade to rid the world of evil; not through fighting or the inner anger that makes us want to fight, but through the magic power of love.

Suddenly the harsh wail of sirens disrupted the calmness. A couple of police cars arrived and the police got out of the car brandishing batons and megaphones.

"It's the pigs." announced Allen, raising his arms in exasperation.

"Okay, everybody, let's break it up." called one of the police through a megaphone, "Let's go, everybody out. Move it!"

"This is a park, man." someone protested, "You can't control God's green earth."

"It's the tax payers green dollars that pay for this park, and you're loitering," retorted the officer, raising his megaphone again he snapped, "So move it."

A chant began in the crowd and soon almost everybody was chanting, "Hell no we won't go!"

The police waved their batons threateningly but when nobody left they began arresting the people closest to them.

As they came closer to Allen and I, I shook my head in disgust. They had no right to arrest us for celebrating all the peace and love in this world. I narrowed my eyes as a spell came to my mind.

"They have no right, they have no power,
Turn their hate sticks into flowers."

I smiled in satisfaction as the police started in surprise, noticing that instead of holding batons they were now holding bunches of flowers.

Robyn ran up to us, "Let's jam. If the cops catch us we'll miss tonight." she said.

"Yeah, lets go." I agreed, leading the way back to the rainbow bus.

Back at the manor we were working hard to prepare for the Be In tonight. I passed round a bag filled with crystals instructing everyone, "Take a crystal, bless it and hide it outside the manor. We wanna form a perimeter."

"What are those?" inquired Robyn, pulling a crystal out of the bag.

"They're pyrite crystals. They resonate a harmonic tone when exposed to evil. Kind of like a demonic alarm system." I told her.

"I thought our gathering tonight was a peaceful one." said Robyn, frowning.

"I wanna give peace a chance as much as anyone, Robyn, but I'm not dumb." I sighed, "Do you know how many covens are coming tonight? We'll be sitting ducks."

"Right." agreed Robyn vaguely.

As Robyn turned and left the room, I saw Allen looking after her strangely. I opened my mouth to ask him about it but then another witch, asking me about the crystals, distracted me. When I turned back to talk to him Allen was gone. I shrugged, I'd ask him about it later. Right now I needed to find Robyn. We still had a lot of preparation left to do.

"Did you see where Robyn went?" I asked a nearby witch.

"Upstairs I think." she told me.

I nodded my thanks and made my way upstairs.

I couldn't see anyone when I reached the top of the stairs. I nudged open a few doors but there was still no sign of Robyn.

I was about to make my way downstairs again when I heard voices form the attic. Raised voices. Frowning I went to the half open door of the attic and peered round.

Allen and Robyn were there. I stared in shock at the fireball in Robyn's hand, what was going on?

"My only dream is helping my warlock friend put all of you weak creatures out of misery tonight." Robyn spat aiming the fireball straight at Allen's heart.

"No!" I screamed rushing into the attic just as the fireball hit Allen, "Allen!"

I dropped to my knees at Allen's side, turning him over. His eyes were open and glassy. I felt tears spring to my eyes but when I turned to face Robyn I felt a new emotion, anger.

I could feel the hatred rise up in me as I stood up and faced Robyn. "Why?" I demanded, "How could you betray us like this?"

Robyn sneered at me, "You're all so pathetic, thinking you can defeat demons with love? I'm just helping my warlock friend take advantage of that, helping him take out all of you peace lovers." she laughed evilly, "And you're just lining up like lambs to the slaughter."

Robyn took a step forward but I held out my hands, "Don't come any closer." I warned her.

"Why, what are you going to do, attack me?" she scorned, a cruel smile forming on her face, "We're going to kill you all, then we'll go after Patty and destroy all you peaceniks once and for all."

I felt horror as I heard Robyn threaten Patty. A burst of fire lit up inside of me, no-one was going to hurt Patty, I wouldn't let them.

Looking down at Allen's lifeless body and then at Robyn's hate filled eyes I realised with a jolt that there was going to be no reasoning with her. Robyn was evil and she was going to keep killing until something stopped her. In that instant I knew that I was going to have to stop her.

My dream was a dream of a perfect world but it was idealistic. We couldn't rid the world of demons through love. Only through fighting could we achieve a world free of demons.

And I had to fight now, fight Robyn. I couldn't let anything happen to Patty and for her sake I had to survive this too. Patty had just lost her father to evil, I wasn't going to let her lose her mother too.

I balled my fists then lashed out my arm in Robyn's direction. She had time for a brief look of surprise before she was thrown backwards, crashing into the wall behind.

I stepped closer to her, "Maybe I was wrong," I told her, "Maybe it's okay to fight for someone you love."

It had been a long time since I had done this but the spell came flowing from my mouth.

"Forces of good unite,
Aid me now in this fight,
Let Robyn's evil deeds cease,
With these words of love and peace."

I forced myself to keep watching as Robyn screamed. Flames ignited around her and soon a scorched and blackened patch on the floor was all that was left. "That's for Allen." I said quietly.