AN- Hey! Here's the next part! Hope you enjoy and thanks for reading!
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"This isn't possible!" Exclaimed Phoebe. "We vanquished you!"
"More than once!" Added Paige.
"Aw, anyone would think that you aren't happy to see me." Smirked Cole.
"What do you want Balthazar?" Asked Luna wearily leaning her head against Quinn's chest. An action that was not lost on her sisters.
The demon turned to the youngest witch.
"So we're not on first name basis anymore Lu Lu?" He asked in mock disappointment, earning a warning growl from Quinn. "Ah well, business names it is then."
Phoebe stepped forward and looked deep into Cole's eyes. She knew that the cocky attitude was just an act and somewhere in this body was the Cole Turner she had fallen in love with.
"Cole, please. Why are you here?"
Cole sighed.
"I'm here because I was worried about the Ultimate Battle." He answered. "I heard rumours about it starting shortly. I came to see the Moon Spirit. Imagine my surprise when I shimmered up here and found her making out with the puppy dog."
"What?!" Exclaimed Phoebe and Paige at the same time.
Luna and Quinn exchanged a nervous glance and slowly edged away from each other.
"You were making out?!" Yelled Paige. "As in kissing?!"
"No Paige, the other making out." Said Luna sarcastically, rolling her eyes. "The one where we dance about a campfire and resurrect dead demons who then claim to be worried about the Ultimate Battle that could possibly end the world."
"When did you become so sarcastic?" Asked Cole, curiously.
"I'm a teenager." Shrugged Luna. "It's in the handbook."
"Really?"
"Oh sure. Right next to the section that tells you how to sneak out of the house without anyone noticing."
Cole smirked.
"They should actually write a teenager handbook. It would be a best seller!"
Luna snorted.
"We don't need a handbook. Being a teenager's easy. There's like a list of things you have to do. Basically you just follow it in order.
1. Pretend listen to what your guardian says.
2. Ignore what your guardian says.
3. Do the exact opposite of what your guardian says.
4. Laugh about it behind their back.
5. Get in trouble about it later."
"God." Muttered Cole wistfully. "I wish I was a teenager again."
"Balthazar." Said Quinn quietly. "How exactly are you back?"
"I actually don't know." Said Cole. "One minute I'm stuck in Limbo, the next I'm standing in a blazing white room surrounded by people in cloaks who tell me I'm needed and have to contact the Moon Spirit."
Paige turned to Phoebe.
"Do you reckon it was the Elders?"
"The Elders don't have that sort of power." Interrupted Luna. She looked across at Cole with new respect. "What Balthazar witnessed was a Meeting of Destiny. The Angels of Destiny sent him back."
Cole nodded.
"That sounds about right. Anyway, when they sent me back, I landed in the Underworld and managed to find out some interesting news. The Source is planning an attack on your safe houses."
"What!" Exclaimed Luna. "But the safe houses are protected! The Source shouldn't be able to find them!"
"Erm." Interrupted Paige suddenly. "What are safe houses?"
"We can't fit our whole army in HQ." Answered Quinn. "So, instead we set up safe houses. They're protected by magic. Pretty powerful stuff as well. How did the Source find them?"
Cole shrugged.
"I'm guessing you have a leak. But he's planning to launch an attack tonight and he's bringing his strongest demons. You won't stand a chance."
Luna was becoming more and more panicked.
"We need to get back to HQ now!" She ordered. "Quinn, contact the telepaths. Tell them to warn the safe houses and get the Team to meet me in the Watching Tree hall. We don't have a lot of time. The safe houses won't stand a chance without reinforcements."
Quinn nodded and went silent for a moment. Suddenly he looked up and spoke to Luna.
"The Team is waiting for you. Drew was pretty annoyed at being pulled away from his hunt, so you have a bit of explaining to do."
"Wait, wait!" Yelled Phoebe. "Who the hell is the Team?!"
Luna sighed in frustration.
"Look, I don't have time to explain. If the safe houses go down, then we might as well just surrender. I have to go. Quinn, I'll meet you there."
And with that she Glimmered out. Quinn turned to the two witches and the demon.
"The Team are a group of Luna's friends that she's befriended over the past three years. They're sort of her elite squad. There's me, Luna obviously, Drew, Maggie and Billie. Oh and there's also Matt and Miles but they don't really do any of the fighting."
"Hang on." Said Paige holding up her hands. "So Luna's planning to just round up this squad and fight a load of super powerful demons? That sounds like a very risky move."
"I'm pretty sure Spirit knows what she's doing." Cole chipped in. "If the stories about her are true, then the Source is going to regret this attack."
Quinn glanced around.
"We need to get back to HQ. Luna's gonna need your help. The Team's waiting."
Phoebe and Paige exchanged a look and nodded.
"There's no way we're letting our baby sister do this alone." Said Phoebe.
Quinn smiled.
"I had a feeling you were going to say that."
He raised his arms and began chanting a spell.
"Wait!" Interrupted Cole. "What about me?"
The werewolf regarded the demon with a critical eye.
"The Angels of Destiny obviously sent you back for a reason." He said eventually. "And as Luna didn't vanquish you on sight, I reckon we could use some more help. Let's go."
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"Alright luv, what's this all about?"
Luna strode into the Watching Tree hall and smiled at Drew. The young English man swept his medium length black hair out of his face and grinned back.
"Where's the mutt? Out chasing cats?"
Luna shook her head. It was hard to believe that Drew and Quinn were actually best friends. They did this weird 'I insult you and then you insult me, just to show off how manly we are' thing. It got annoying fast.
"Luna."
A soft voice floated from the back of the hall. Luna grinned and turned to face its owner.
"Maggie!"
The two girls ran to embrace each other.
"I hope you have been well." Said Maggie. "It has been so long since we last spoke."
Luna couldn't help smiling at the young woman's unusually formal way of speaking.
"I know Mags." She answered. "It's been so busy."
"Oi!" Yelled Drew. "How come I didn't get a hug?!
I bet the mutt did!"
Luna rolled her eyes and focussed on the other occupants of the hall.
"S'up Lu Lu."
Luna laughed out load at Miles's usual spaced out greeting. The blonde teen glanced up at her and gave her a lazy smile.
"Dude, where, like, have you been? You missed some, like, awesome stuff when you left."
"I have no doubt about that." She said grinning. "Where's Billie and Matt?"
"Well I'm here." Came a voice from behind Miles.
Matt stepped forward and embraced one of his best friends.
"I'm not entirely sure where Billie is." He said when they broke apart. "You know how she always likes to turn up late."
The room was suddenly filled with a brilliant white flash and a blonde girl appeared.
"Billie." Said Luna rolling her eyes. "You sure took your time!"
Billie just laughed.
"Lu, this battle stuff has made you boring. Not too long ago, you would have congratulated me on being late."
"This is important." Said Luna, her face slipping back into one of panic. "The Source is planning an attack on the safe houses and if we don't stop it then we're basically screwed."
The Team glanced around in shock. Drew was the first one to speak.
"Hate to break it to you luv, but we're gonna need more than just the Team to pull this off. What about the Charmed Ones? Can't they help?"
"Quinn, Phoebe and Paige are going to meet us at the safe houses. I'm not sure where Prue and Piper are, but we'll contact them if we're in trouble." Luna answered. "We need to stop the Source."
The Team nodded.
"Alright dudes." Said Miles. "Let's, like, kick some demon ass."