Chapter 36: Come

Disclaimer: If you took all the Prue episodes of Charmed, all the Brenda episodes of 90210, and all the Alexandra Hudson episodes of North Shore and added a bit of directorial magic, you'd have one kick-ass mini series. That is—until Brad Kern planted some crack in Shannen Doherty's trailer, completely discrediting her and making it so that the FCC cancels it.

A/N: Wow that's last chapter had like a whole bunch of errors in it. Well no, Andy didn't ask Pam if she was hurt—sorry about that. It was Cole who asked the question—I don't know how my fingers translated Cole into Andy, but yeah—that was a mistake. And I know this hasn't exactly come earlier like I said it would—but I'll really try to get these last five chapters up in good time. So there were no reviews on the last chapter, but that was more than expected. Well, just so everyone knows, this isn't over yet. Hope you enjoy, and on with the fic.

Leo descended down on an alley near the San Francisco moors. He had asked around for news of new witches and their locations until he came to a conclusion of which one was Andy's new charge. In a back alley behind a bar Leo heard what he thought was Andy's voice above the sound of combat.

"Get down!" Andy hollered at the young woman who Leo took to be his charge.

"What is that?" The girl questioned, pointing to the lower-level demon that had just hurtled a fireball at them.

"Just get down!" Andy yelled once more, tackling the girl to the ground as to avoid the fireball.

"This is pathetic," the demons cackled as he advanced on the two.

He threw another ball and Andy, on instinct, orbed out of the way with the girl. When they landed on the other side of the demon both Andy and the girl exhibited perplexed looks.

"What'd you just do?" The girl asked.

"I'm not too sure," Andy answered truthfully, looking quite astonished himself.

The demon swirled around in fury and raised his hands in preparation to hurl fire once more.

"Down!" Andy screamed again, motioning to get the girl out of the way.

The demon was a bit quicker, as the ball barreled straight towards Andy and the girl.

"Andy!" Leo hollered, thinking one of the two were about to get hit.

At the recognition of Leo's voice Andy turned to him in shock, taking his attention off his charge. As soon as Andy turned his head and the girl recognized that she was on her own for a moment, she seemed to summon a somewhat latent power inside her. When the flaming ball was less than five feet from her face the girl disappeared and a small bird took her place.

As the fire ball hit a broken mirror behind Andy and what used to be his charge, both Andy and the demon furrowed their brows—Andy in confusion and the demon in surprise and anger.

"A shape-shifter," The demon spat as the bird quickly flew away.

"Do what?" Andy said, coking his head to the side and staring after the bird.

"No matter," the demon concluded, and, to Leo's surprise, summoning a Darklighter Crossbow, "A Whitelighter's not so bad."

"A what?" Andy asked, "I think you've got the wrong guy."

"Oh I think not," the demon laughed, cocking the Crossbow.

"Andy, over here!" Leo barked, indicating for Andy to orb over to him.

Andy, though still highly confused, obliged. The demon turned to them in aggravation with a horribly sour look on his face.

"See— this is why I can't stand your type," the demons said in a vitriolic manner, "You're so squirmy—never stay in one place."

"That's lethal to you," Leo spoke in a low whisper to Andy, "Just follow my lead."

"What do you mean 'lethal to me'?" Andy inquired hastily, "What am I? What'd the Elders do to me?"

"We'll talk about that later," Leo shushed, "Now when I say 'go,' go—alright?"

"Sure," Andy complied, slightly annoyed at having to follow orders when he so badly wanted answers.

Done with his less than witty banter, the demon shot an arrow from the bow and Leo put his hasty plan in motion.

"Go!" He screamed at Andy, and at the same moment he orbed out.

"Seems you're little friend's left you," The demon laughed, turning the bow towards Andy.

"Over here, you poor excuse for evil!" Leo taunted as the easily-irked demon advanced on him.

Andy snickered at Leo's "insult" and took this as his cue to act. He charged at the demons as his back was turned and succeeded in knocking him to the ground, sending the bow flying. Leo hurried to retrieve the bow as Andy raised the demon directly in Leo's line of fire. Leo pulled the trigger and all but smirked at the demon's astounded face before the shot caused him to blow up and disintegrate. Andy backed up off the explosion and once they were sure the demon was vanquished the two shared a short laugh over the demon. However, it ended a moment later as the two men saw a swirl of purple orbs descend from the sky.

"So you thought you'd get away that easily," concluded the female Elder that that had tipped Leo and Pam off about Andy's fate, "They know what you've done—it won't be long before they come and take you away; do more than they already have. If you don't come right now, they'll—"

"Do only what he deserves," Finished the haughty Elder that had spoken so avidly against Andy's freedom, "It's time, Trudeau. You and I both know you don't belong here—this is the only way. You need to serve the Greater Good. Family can't save you from this—least of all, yours. Now—come."

A/N: I know it was short—you don't need to tell me that. But I do believe that it had a sort of campy feel to it—more Her Destiny like. I don't know. It's almost over—just keep reading.