Close Encounters of the Fictional Kind
Chapter 23: Road Trip Part 2
Sarah, Elise, and Marie ducked behind the couch in the attic as a fireball came hurtling toward them. It crashed into the mirror behind them and the glass shattered to the floor. "Oh my god! I did NOT sign up for this when I agreed to come out here with you guys!" Elise growled.
Marie gave her a sympathetic look. Just then a loud explosion was heard and then silence. Cautiously, the three girls peeked over the back of the couch. Smoke drifted lazily from a pile of ash on the floor. Piper, Phoebe, and Page were standing around the ash, casually re-adjusting their outfits after the fight with the demon. "Is it gone?" Elise asked.
"Yeah, vanquished," Page replied.
Sarah, Elise, and Marie stood and walked around the couch. "Well that was one hell of a sending off party," Sarah said, still looking at the pile of ash on the floor.
"Nothing says come back and visit again like a demon vanquishing!" Phoebe grinned.
The girls chuckled. The afternoon had been spent in the Halliwell manor eating and drinking during the farewell party the sisters had thrown for Elise, Marie, and Sarah. The past week had been great. They'd seen the sights of San Francisco, ridden on trolleys, gone shopping, visited Alcatraz, vanquished a poltergeist from Alcatraz, and had fun dancing at P3 with guys they'd never see again. Overall, it had been a great weekend and a wonderful post-graduation trip.
"Right, well, I guess we'd better get going, get back on the road," Sarah said moving towards the door.
Page took a step forward to reach Elise and brushed at her shoulder. "Little bit of demon ash there," she smiled and stepped back.
Elise looked at her shoulder where there was an ash stain now. It disturbed her slightly, and she couldn't quite explain why. "Uh huh… okay. I suppose," she said in true Minnesotan stalling technique.
It took perhaps another twenty minutes, but eventually the girls managed to get out to the car. Hugs were exchanged and promises given to return soon. As the girls pulled away, they heard Piper shout, "WYATT! NO! PUT CHRIS DOWN!" The girls looked back in time to see Chris fall from a twenty foot drop, and land smoothly in Phoebe's arms.
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