Author's Note: So I suck. I know. It's been forever and I just couldn't get my thoughts out on paper but I have finally finished the next chapter and I hope you all are still reading. Thanks again to all the new people who recently reviewed and subscribed! It really was all the new emails I got from you guys that inspired me to sit down and get this done. I hope you enjoy it and I'd love any reviews/comments I can get. I have the next chapter in my mind but I cant start it yet because I'm posting this from work lol.
When we finally arrived back home, Dylan was in the middle of walking Randy to the door. Of course, Kimberly and I, seeing her walk without a cane, became so elated, we practically tackled her with hugs and kisses.
"Don't you ever do that to us again missy!" I yelled. Dylan fought to catch her breath, struggling at first but then giving up and letting us molest her with love.
"The two of you are going to age first you know." Dylan said with a smile. Kimberly stuck her tongue out at Dylan in response.
"The threat's not over." Castiel chimed in, always reminding us of our tasks at hand.
"Trust me Cass, I haven't forgotten." Dylan answered with an evil grin on her face.
"Any ideas?" I asked.
"I've already got the spell to summon the bitch." Dylan said surprising us all.
"You could barely walk and yet you had the energy to write a sensible spell?" Sam asked skeptically with a smile. She sneered at him and shook her head.
"No, I didn't write a spell, but she is still technically our sister right?" Kimberly and I tilted our heads to the side in thought.
"Not really." Kimberly answered. "Sharnel killed her grandmother and severed the bloodline." Dylan waved her hands, dismissing that fact.
"Yes, yes, I know, but she's still here even though she doesn't exist and we are her kin. Therefore, a simple calling a lost sister spell should whisk that little tart right to me so that I can extract my revenge and crush her like a bug." Dylan said all the while making violent hand gestures to match her words. Dean and Sam both gave her nervous looks but Kimberly and I couldn't blame her. We wanted Cadence dead just as badly as she did.
"Okay. Let's do this then." Kimberly said happily.
"Her necklace is a protective amulet. That's what's keeping her here." Dylan informed us.
"Okay then. Aim for the amulet. Got it." I said confidently.
"Wait, shouldn't we come up with more of a plan than that?" Dean asked, but his words were lost on our backs as we headed upstairs to the Book of Shadows for the spell.
"Power of the witches rise
Course unseen across the skies
Come to us who call you near
Come to us and settle here
Blood to blood, I summon thee.
Blood to blood, return to me."
We chanted. It took mere seconds for the familiar wind to blow through the room as Cadence made her entrance into our attic.
"You rang?" she said with a cocky smile on her face. Immediately, Kimberly flashed her hands to singe the evil Dylan in front of her. We all looked at her in shock when her amulet glowed and she only took a slight step back. Everyone furrowed their brows.
"It worked on her before." I whispered to my sisters. The two silently wondered the same thing.
"Oh, you like? Lucifer upgraded my amulet. You can't touch me." I quickly went on the offensive and levitated. I attempted to kick her but before my leg could connect with her chin, she waved her hand and I flew backwards right into Sam and Kimberly.
"Son of a..." I groaned as I fought to get up. Dylan looked back to make sure we were all okay and when she turned back around, Cadence was in arms distance away from her. "Your turn." Cadence said with a smile. Dylan answered back with a smile of her own as Cadence attempted to use her power of telekinesis to throw Dylan and failed. Dylan quickly orbed in the same spot so that she wouldn't be flung. Her hair danced wildly in the wind and her eyes narrowed but the smile remained steady on her face. Cadence gave her a confused, worried look.
"Cadence!" Dylan said and used her powers to fling her into the nearby cabinet. Our eyes widen and Cadence's head snapped up in shock along with all of ours. "I guess that amulet of yours doesn't protect against white lighter's powers. Looks like Lucifer set you up because you failed to get rid of me… Cabinet!" Dylan then waved her hand and laughed as the cabinet fell over on top of Cadence.
A scream sounded throughout the house as she fought to free herself, but before she could succeed, Dylan sent a chair flying into Cadence's face. Dylan ran over to Cadence and grabbed her messy hair. She lifted the girls head only to slam it back into the ground. "That's for Randy!" Dylan screamed.
We all stood speechless. Dylan lifted her fist and slammed it into the side of the bleeding girl's mouth. "That's for my sisters!" Dylan stood up and raised her big boot to stomp on the girls head. "And this is for ME!" But before she could bring her foot down, Castiel interrupted her.
"Dylan stop! You can't murder her!" Cadence slumped down in relief as Dylan was temporarily distracted.
"The hell I can't!"
"Why not?" Dean asked having a cooler head.
"Remove her necklace and she disappears for good but take her life and you're killing an innocent." Castiel clarified.
"That doesn't make any sense." I interrupted. "She's no innocent."
"She's still your sister. A fellow witch which makes her an innocent. Dylan, you made that connection when you called for her with your spell, didn't you?" Castiel said, challenging Dylan.
Her eyes were practically on fire, filled with nothing but hatred. "Kill her and you risk turning all of you evil. Again." Dylan chanced a glance at us. We all stared at her expectantly. She nodded and reached for Cadence, but then she shocked us all.
"Ruby knife!" Dylan called. Dean acted on instinct, being the only one who wasn't hit when I was thrown like a rag doll. He lunged after her so of course we were all stunned to see Dylan orb away with the knife in hand and Dean disappear right along with her and Cadence.
"Oh. Shit." I breathed.
"What do you mean you can't sense her?" Sam asked frantically.
"I don't know." Jessica answered softly. Her eyes jumped from Sam to mine and Kimberly's and she shook her head from her own disbelief. "If she did something to turn her evil, I-"
"She's not evil." Kimberly cut her off. "If she were, we'd know. We'd be blinking all over the place."
"Cass, where's my brother?" Sam tried again.
"I can't tell. She's blocked from even my senses."
"What?!" Sam barked. I grabbed Sam's arm and forced him to look at me.
"Sam, calm down. Dylan would never harm Dean and you know that."
"But she's about to go dark side along with the two of you! Do you really think she'll think about it then?"
"She's not going to kill her and even if she does, I'm not totally convinced that it'll turn us evil."
"So what? I'm supposed to pray that she comes back to sanity in time before she does something she regrets?" Sam continued to argue.
"Would you stop yelling at me, Sam? She's not going to do it!"
"And how do you know that?"
"Because I know her!" Sam and I stared each other down, apparently standing at a stale mate. Kimberly took the brief moment of silence to step in.
"In any case, we'll get there before she can do anything wrong."
"How? We don't even know where she is." Sam pointed out bitterly.
"If Cass and Jessica can't sense her, she isn't dead. She's just in some place protected." Kimberly pointed out waiting for us to catch on.
"Cadence's lair." I gasped. Kimberly nodded at me and we quickly began to pack our bags with emergency potions we have in the house and weapons just in case we need them. We grabbed Castiel's hand and I surprised everyone by standing in Sam's way when he tried to join in.
I took Sam by the hand, knowing that he wouldn't like what I was about to say. "Sam, I think this would go a lot swifter if you stay here."
"What? Are you out of your mind? There's no way in hell I'm going to let you guys go down there without me."
"Sam, Dylan may be a little crazy right now, but she's still my sister. A charmed one and she's pretty damn powerful. Add Cadence into the mix and you've got a pretty dangerous situation. You're out of it right now because your attachment to your brother is distracting you from thinking clearly and I understand that. I really do, but we can't take the risk. Not with our lives or yours. I don't want you to get hurt."
"I'll be fine!"
"You don't have powers to protect yourself and Kimberly and I need to focus all our energy on Cadence and Dylan." I tried again, being careful not to raise my voice. "I'm sorry babe, but this time, it'd be better if I didn't have to worry about you too." Sam stared at me in disbelief while I kept a loving look of genuine concern on my face.
"Sam, Sharnel is right." Jessica said to my surprise. "Besides, they have to learn to handle things on their own."
"But Jess-" Sam tried again.
"I know that you love your brother. We all do, but right now you're complicating the case. Let them handle it." Jessica turned to me. "Go. We'll hold down the fort just in case they return." She said.
I gave her a nod, silently conveying my gratitude. With the sound of flapping wings, Kimberly, Castiel and I were out of sight. Sam turned to Jessica fully prepared to let her have it.
"I can't believe you!" he shouted. Jessica knew Sam very well. He was always a fighter, but he never went around looking for one. Jessica surprised him yet again by pulling him into a hug.
"He'll be okay." She said addressing his real problem. "I believe in the Charmed Ones." Sam stood stiff for a moment before letting out the breath he was unaware he had been holding.
"I believe in them too." He said after a moment. Jessica let her arms fall and took a step back.
"Good. Then stop worrying."
I swear it was only a millisecond before the three of us were standing in the middle of the lair. It appeared that Dylan was in the middle of having some fun. Dean was unconscious in one cage while Cadence was alive and kicking in the other.
Dylan kept calling for Cadence and waving her hand back and forth, forcing Cadence to slam into one side of the cage and then the other. Each time being zapped by the magical cage. We rushed over to Dylan while Cass went to free Dean. Kimberly grabbed her by the arm and forced her to turn around.
"Dylan Elizabeth Gray, you need to calm the fuck down right now." Kimberly said sternly.
"You're going to get us all killed. You do realize we're in the underworld right? We have zero experience down here and there are demons literally everywhere." I pointed out. Dylan shrugged.
"Guys, don't worry. I'm not going insane. I'm just having a little fun."
"You locked Dean in a cage!" Kimberly protested. Dylan looked at Dean who was then slumped on the ground while Cass was attempting to wake him up.
"Your rage has gotten the best of you, but it's really as easy as yanking that necklace off of that girl's neck! Come on D." I urged.
Dylan didn't mean to hurt Dean. As soon as she realized he jumped her orb, she orbed him into the cage and closed it to keep him out of harm's way, forgetting about the electric aspect of it. He was instantly zapped as soon as he grabbed the bars to yell at her. He passed out and Dylan was going to run to his aid but then Cadence said something to tick her off and she became distracted.
"Cage!" she said and watched as the door to Cadence's cage opened. She used her powers to drag Cadence to her and stepped on her throat. Kimberly and I were astounded by how badly bruised Cadence was. It was a little unnerving to see because she looked exactly like Dylan if you ignore the haircut.
Dylan kneeled down and looked a horrified Cadence in the eyes. She stroked her hair ever so gently and whispered loudly enough for Kimberly and I to hear.
"This one's for me." She corrected herself and then with a final smile, she grabbed the necklace and yanked it free from her twin's neck. Cadence instantly vanished and just as Dylan was rising to her feet, we heard slow clapping from the distance. Dean was just waking up and making his way over to us, along with Castiel when this mystery demon came into the light.
"Well done." Lucifer said. "Well done indeed." Anger took over and I took a step forward to attack, but Dean grabbed my arm and forced me to stay still.
"You son of a-" I began.
"I know!" Lucifer held up his hand to silence me. "I know Shar. You're upset that you had to brutally murder your own relative." My eyes narrowed into slits. "Understandable, but don't you see? Don't you all see?"
"See what?" Castiel asked with clear animosity in his voice. Lucifer smiled and peeled off piece of the skin that was shedding from his cheek.
"It's much easier to work with me than against me." He opened up his arms as if offering us a hug. "Join me."
"Over my dead body!" Dean declared. Lucifer smirked at Dean.
"If you wish." With that, Castiel flapped his wings and brought us home. He was tired of looking at his brother's face.
Sam suddenly felt overwhelmed. Of course there was a lot of displacing going on inside but he just didn't know how to process this sudden bit of kindness and caring from Jessica. Naturally, being a guy, his confusion turned into anger.
"You know, I don't need you to babysit me and I sure as hell don't need you to mediate between me and my girlfriend." Jess turned to look at him with a smirk on her face and a raised brow. She wasn't in the least threatened by his attack.
"You're welcome by the way. I did just save you from making a total ass of yourself. If I left you unchecked, you would have said something you'd regret." Sam scoffed.
"Don't act like you care." That's when all signs of humor left Jessica's face.
"Are you kidding? Of course I care." Sam stared at Jessica in utter shock. "Sam, the only reason I'm here is because of you. Of course I want the Charmed Ones to succeed, but I'm here to make sure your friends and family stay safe so that you stay happy."
Sam was render speechless. After what felt like hours past, Sam finally managed to choke out a response.
"Why?" he whispered. Jessica smiled at him and gave him a look that said *isn't it obvious*?
"Because I love you Sam." Sam's jaw went slightly slack as his lips parted from the blow of her words. Jess took a few steps, closing the distance between them.
"I always have and always will. There isn't a single minute in a single day when I'm not loving you. And when you love someone… you want them to be happy." Jessica raised her hand to Sam's face and let the back of her fingers brush his cheek the way she used to when she was alive. Sam sighed and closed his eyes, basking in the feeling.
"Even if it's not with me." Jessica then said sadly as she let her hand fall from his cheek. Her eyes dropped to the ground because she couldn't bare to stare into his blue orbs any longer. Sam smiled and lifted her chin with a finger.
"I will always love you too. You'll always have a place in my heart." With the words dancing around her ears, Jessica couldn't help it. She stood on her tippy toes and pressed her lips against his ever so gently. She just wanted one last peck before getting back to sanity.
When she parted from him however, Sam's eyes were filled with passion. He grabbed her by her shoulders and reconnected their lips, determined to live in the moment and not let it end.
"Sammy!" It was my voice that shocked him back into reality. He jumped back so quickly that Jessica almost lost her balance.
"Oh my God." He breathed. Jessica took a step towards him and tried to soothe him.
"It's okay, Sammy."
"No, it's not." He protested.
"Sammy, she'll never love you like I love you." Sam grimaced at her words and shook his head.
"You should go." He said shocking her.
"But-"
"Now." Jessica gave him a tortured look before orbs took her away. Sam sighed and thought quickly as I travelled up to the attic. "What do I do? What do I say? Do I tell her the truth? Do I really tell her what happened? She's been nothing but good to me and this one little mistake could ruin our relationship."
I made my way into the attic and offered him a smile, rushing into his arms. He hugged me and took in the fresh wave of guilt that hit him.
"Sam." I breathed. "Everything is good again. Cadence is gone and Dean and Dylan are fine." Sam held me longer than I expected before sighing and letting me go. He made his decision at that very moment.
"Shar, I'm sorry." I gave him a curious look as to what he was talking about. Sam broke eye contact and continued. "For everything. The way I overreacted and yelled at you for no reason." I smiled at him.
"It's okay. I'm sorry too."
"I just got so worked up because my brother and my girlfriend were in the underworld without me there to protect them." I chuckled.
"I can protect myself. I know that I don't have active powers but still you don't-" My words were silence by the most urgent of kisses. My breath caught and holding on to him was all I could do to stay steady. He finally broke the kiss but left his hands holding my cheek and then it happened.
"I love you." He whispered to me. I exhaled jaggedly as a smile splashed across my face.
"Sam, I love you too." I said happily and kissed him back.
"What are you doing tomorrow night? I want to take you out. Wine you and dine you." I laughed.
"Sam, you don't have to do that."
"I want to." I smiled before kissing him again. He broke the kiss and held me in his arms, deciding that he would not lose me over one little mistake. He would love me if only to keep me.
When everyone settled in and settled down, I went downstairs for some juice. The smile that was permanently printed on my face didn't go unnoticed.
"What's got you so happy?" Kimberly asked. I shook my head and force my lips closed.
"Nothing." I finally managed to squeak out. Dylan shook her head, knowing that something was obviously going on but she had her own love life to attend to.
"Well, I never got to have my talk with Randy once I got back to normal. I sent him home because I didn't want him caught in the crossfire again so wish me luck. Hopefully, I still have a boyfriend." She joked halfheartedly.
"He loves you." I reassured her. "Even if you have to fight for it, don't let love slip away." Dylan took in my words and then made her way out of the house. I then looked at Kimberly who was staring at me with a suspicious look on her face.
"That goes for you too, you know." I said to her surprise. "Cody may have been an ass, but it was only because he loves you. He's worried because he doesn't want to lose you in love or in life. The only reason you're so pissed at him is because you love him back. Take it slow if you have to but work things out before it's too late."
With that and my apple juice I walked out of the kitchen leaving Kim to mull over my words. Finally, she decided to whip out her cell phone and shoot him a text, inviting him over for the next day. Baby steps.
Dylan made it all the way across the street and rang the doorbell before the nerves hit her and suddenly made her want to flee. But it was too late of course. Randy opened the door within seconds of it ringing.
"Come in." was all he said. She complied and made her way over to the couch. She really didn't know what to say to him since everything was basically laid out in front of him already.
"Randy, I-" she began.
"Stop." He cut her off. "Don't apologize. I understand why you couldn't tell me. It's not something that exactly rolls off the tongue. Plus it's not so far off from you being a CIA agent. If I can deal with that secret, then I can at least give this one a shot. I get it." Dylan perked up.
"So, you're okay with it? You still want to be with me?" she asked hopefully. Randy chuckled.
"I mean, every sensible thought is telling me that I should run, but my heart says something different. My heart says that no one makes me feel the way you do. No one has ever made me so happy and no one has ever saved my life the way you have." Dylan smiled but dropped her head feeling shamed.
"I didn't save you." She mumbled.
"If it wasn't for you and your friends, I'd be dead."
"If it weren't for me and my friends, you wouldn't have been at risk."
"And yet here I am. Alive and kicking. Nothing is going to scare me off. I love you Dylan." Dylan smiled widely.
"I love you too." Randy captured Dylan's lips in a breathtaking kiss and was shocked when Dylan orbed them to his bedroom. Randy broke the kiss.
"Do you always feel queasy after that?" he asked. Dylan giggled and quickly took his mind off of it and for the night everything seemed as perfect as can be.
And there you have it. Tell me what you think? How'd you feel about Dylan's take on revenge? And what about the romance? Do you think Sam made the right choice? Do you think Kimberly should give Cody another chance? And how cute were Dylan and Randy? I don't know why but I'm just extremely excited about this chapter.