"The hell were you thinking Phoebe?!" Piper yelled. They were driving home, once Piper saw that note, they rushed to the church, hoping Phoebe was there, and not kidnapped. "A demon?" After hearing what Phoebe went through, Piper was pissed that her younger sister took off without telling her and Sam.
"I'm sorry Piper. That vision was too overwhelming. I had to help." Her visions were always strong, but this one was calling to her.
"Phoebe, we just got you back. We were worried sick."
"I know Sam. But this vision was a little too real for me. The sounds of her neck breaking. I felt like I lost someone I care about." She didn't know why she never saw that girl before in her life.
"In the future, please don't keep secrets. That's how we lost the others." Piper always kicked herself for not coming along, she would have used her powers to freeze time.
"Sorry sis. Next time, we will stick together. Um, I hate to ask, but is it okay if I take a small catnap when we get back?"
Once they get home, Piper waves her away. A few minutes later both Sam and Piper were strategizing on what their next move was.
"Okay, we know now that Prue was brainwashed. But she did save Phoebe's life back in LA. But there is the threat of the Men of Letters hidden base. Plus Dean and Paige are still prisoners. Do you remember what Charlie and Frank said about them?" Sam did his best, but with his techno knowledge, he couldn't track them down.
"Just they need to be stopped. They plan to take over globally, like a bad virus." Piper buried her head in her hands.
"Piper. What else did Frank say?"
"That they had files on every hunter in the country. So?"
"What about witches. Or any other special children?"
"Both said that there was a special file on the ones born with gifts." Charlie emailed her some info, she said that organization was more dangerous than they thought and thought they could use more info on them. Said it was compliments of Frank, Charlie said he hated them and was looking forward to watching them go down.
"Then that means that they were watching you since you were small children."
"Ugh. Don't remind me." How long were they waiting for them to grow up? For Paige to meet them?
"Hmm. Piper, that place Phoebe was at. What was it, Sacred Meadows? It is a recovery center for former demonic hosts and people born with special gifts such as witches. What if they plan to take over that place as training grounds for their people to brainwash to be deadly agents? Prue was Agent 0." Sam theorized.
"What are you saying?" Piper looks at Sam with dread.
"Prue was a success. Yes, she is strong but is still human and susceptible to being reprogrammed. Imagine if those patients were all magical agents. They would be unstoppable."
Piper looks at Sam with horror.
"Plus the former vessels. They could easily use them for their experiments. Anyone can be brainwashed." That was bad enough, but if they get their hands on witches, they'll be unstoppable. "There are hunters watching that place. If they get massacred, they will bring in their own people. Sam, I know I said I'll come and save your brother, but there are innocents there."
"Piper..."
"When we woke up our magic, we took an oath. Save the innocent. Not punish the guilty. We are going to save Prue, then Phoebe and I are going to save those people." She hated to be away from Sam, but they had a job to do. "Do you know where the base is?"
"I can contact Charlie." Sam liked the redhead, her spunky personality reminded him of a younger sibling.
"Be careful Sam, unlike demons, humans are unpredictable."
Sam nodded. He understood. He knew Piper had a job to do, but so did he.
"I need to make some phone calls."
An hour later, Sam was getting ready to pack up. Seeing Piper's face he goes up to her and kisses her.
"Don't worry. I'm not leaving till Prue is safe and sound. After your sister is saved, and this Chris guy is subdued, I'm heading to my friend Jody's. We are going to gather some hunters and storm their base. Fast and hard."
"Do you even know where it is?"
"I am just waiting for Charlie's call. She sent me an email earlier. She almost tracked down the location."
At that moment, Sam's phone rang.
"Speak of the red-headed devil." Piper quipped.
She was thinking about what to do next when the back door broke open. Sam hurriedly hung up his phone when Prue stormed in and used her powers to flung Sam across the room.
"Sam!" She watched helplessly as Sam gets thrown. "Prue! What are you doing?" Piper screamed. Then the front door opened. Another Prue walked in. Damn it. Astral Projection. Which one was the real Prue? She barely had time to think before that British agent, Chris Barker walked in.
"Thank you, Prue. You just saved me the job of killing Sam. But knowing you, he is not really dead. But no matter I will kill him anyways. We have Dean. One of two hunters isn't that bad. Well hello, Miss Halliwell, how are you this fine evening?"
"Go to hell. I'm so glad that demon spit on you all those years ago at P3. I knew you were slimy the first day I met you."
"Oh yes. When Prue approached me for that loan all those years ago, she saved me the trouble of tracking you three down. What I didn't count on is how beautiful Prue was and still is. Now she belongs to us."
"Prue will break out of that spell. We were under many spells before. All of us broke out of it. This will be no different."
"Au contraire. Those demons were amateurs. We've been doing this for decades. Having a witch working for us, this is a first. Now we know Lady Bevell's experiment was a success."
What no one was expecting was Phoebe sneaking into the room. Piper saw her but forced herself to focus on the assassin.
'Forgive me, Prue.' Phoebe picks up a small vase. She swung, knocking Prue unconscious. Before Chris can react, Piper froze him.
"Great work Pheebs."
"That was dangerous. Piper. What if I missed?"
"Remember how smug and conceited he was when he thought his money and power could control us? He underestimated us back then, then now." Piper gave him dirty look.
"Still. That was stupid and reckless." She checked on Prue, luckily Phoebe didn't hit her that hard.
"What can I say? I'll be a Winchester soon."
"Oh my god. Did Sam propose?" Phoebe squealed.
"Not yet. But I have a feeling he will after this is all over."
"When he does. I want to hear every detail. Including the ring."
Then Prue started groaning.
"Phoebe, tie her up. Make sure her hands are tightly bounded."
Sam woke up a few minutes later, holding his head.
"Ugh. Piper. How did you know which one was the right Prue?" Astral magic Sam heard of, but never seen before.
"I been fighting with my sisters for years. I can tell the difference. Sam, I'm going to unfreeze Chris. Get ready to fight." She waved her hands.
"The hell? Clever witch. Freezing me." He gave her a dirty look. "But I'm not dumb. I brought reinforcements." He took something out of his pocket and blew a whistle.
All of them, especially Sam recognized those sounds. The sounds of growls were unmistakable.
"Hellhounds. Run!" Sam yelled. He quickly picks up Prue who was just waking up and runs towards the kitchen.
All three including Sam who was carrying Prue ran to the back door where the washing machine was, and both Phoebe and Piper had to use their powers to keep the hellhounds at bay; with Sam holding the door.
"Now what." Phoebe asked. "We're witches, but I never fought a Hellhound before. How do we kill it?"
"Same as demons. We have to use a knife. Specifically a demon-killing knife." Sam answered.
"We have an athame."
"They're invisible. How do we know what direction it is coming from?" Piper asked.
"Claw marks. All Hellhounds like to intimidate their victims before they kill them." Prue said, waking up. "What?" Clearly, she had no idea what was going on. "Sam? Why are you holding the door? And what about Hellhounds?''
"Prue are you back?" Piper was holding the door, but she had no idea if Prue was really Prue. "Question. How old was Phoebe when she lost her virginity."
''Hey!" Phoebe's face was pink. "That's private info!" Ugh. If only Prue could send the Hellhounds away.
"Damon Marley. Eleventh grade. And you were a sophomore in college with..."
"Not now!" Piper was embarrassed.
"Yeah, I couldn't remember his name either. At least you got Joanne back." Piper's former bully wasn't happy that Piper slept with her cousin.
"It's Prue." As embarrassing as that info was, there was a more pressing matter. ''The Hellhounds." The growls were getting louder.
"You said something about intimidation. Just how do you know that?" Phoebe asks suspiciously.
"I brought one along on a hunt once."
"Prue! The hell's wrong with you!" Piper and Phoebe both yell. How brainwashed was she the entire time?
"Guys. Guys! The Hellhounds are about to burst in. Piper, can you freeze them?" Sam tells all three exasperated.
"I don't know. I never used my powers on a Hellhound before." She was so glad Prue joined in to help them, she was getting exhausted.
"What about the Power of Three? Piper. We are the original Charmed ones. Well, before we met Paige. Can we conjure up a quick spell?" Phoebe asks. Terrified that she is about to be puppy chow.
"Um, how about the hellspawn vanquishing spell. Just need to retweak it a bit. Prue, you ready?" Piper tells her.
"Sure. Why not."
"Honey? We just need you to hold the door for a minute. Ready?" They join hands.
"Hellspawn Creatures,
Demonic Hellhounds,
Return to Hell
And Remain Bound!"
There were hellish sounds of howling, then a few seconds later they saw the outlines of the creatures getting banished in a bright light.
"Are they gone?" Phoebe asked. Terrified to come out just in case there was more.
"Positive. There were only two."
"And just how do you know that?" Phoebe knew Prue was back, she felt her aura. She was about to hug Prue when they heard a familiar voice.
"Because that Crossroad Demon only supplied us with two. Cheapskate. Bravo ladies. You all passed the test. Prue, you can come out now."
Everyone looked at Prue with astonishment when she walked out standing next to Chris. Sam saw both Piper and Phoebe clenching their fists in anger and frustration.
"Come on out. Don't be shy. Especially you Sam. Don't forget we still have Dean."
''Go fuck yourself."
All three reluctantly walk out.
"Well. Your reputations were well received. Too bad I have to kill two of you."
"Huh? We are the Charmed ones. Sam here is a great hunter." Piper tells him astonished to hear the news. She knew Chris was conceited, but a psychopath?
"You are too much of a liability. Prue, Paige, and Phoebe are great assets to our team. We cannot risk us being frozen, and we cannot have Sam live. With him dead, Dean will have nothing to live for and will be easy to program." Chris was holding a gun aimed at Piper's heart. He smirked at Sam's rage.
"Is that why you were with Jenna back in San Diego?" Phoebe asked. How could she forget his face?
"Is that her name? No wonder she looked so familiar. Actually, it was just a coincidence. I just thought she was cute. She offered to show me around the mall. She turned me down when I asked her to dinner."
"Good. She deserves better."
"Anyways. Phoebe come here. Piper, don't bother freezing. I bound your powers. Go ahead and try."
Piper swore when she found out she couldn't.
"I won't leave my sisters or my friend."
"You sure about that Phoebe? As you wish."
"What are you going to do? Kill us? What are you going to tell your bosses." Sam asks.
"That you were killed by the Hellhounds. No matter. You see, this house is rigged. If any of you leave this place goes sky high."
"You're bluffing." Sam was holding up his hands, as well as Piper and Phoebe. As for Prue, she was just staring at them with a blank expression.
"Am I? Miss Halliwell. Keep an eye on all three. If any try to escape, trigger the bombs. That includes the one on yourself."
"Yes sir."
"Well I shall be going. Good luck." Chris walks out of the kitchen. After the door slammed, all three looked at each other, then at Prue who was just staring at them. None of them dared try anything, they didn't want to be killed.
"Prue. You have to snap out of this." Phoebe pleads.
"Prue. It's me, Piper. Your younger sister. You remember Sam? My boyfriend. Your good friend?"
"Quiet. I have my orders."
"You guys. She is too far gone."
"Don't say that Sam. She's our sister. You'll save Dean if he was in the same position." Piper tells him annoyed that Sam giving up on Prue.
"The Men of Letters did a number on her. Phoebe, is there any way to reach her? Like you did with Piper?"
"I can try. It was very hard to reach Piper in a dream. But Prue is awake but has no emotion. Damn it! Just our luck we have no angelic help. We need a place to sit down. Prue, let's go to the living room." She slowly holds out her hand. "Honey, let me take your hand. Walk with me. Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you." This was a huge gamble, she just hoped Prue trusted her, even brainwashed.
"Don't try to escape." She allows Phoebe to lead her to the living room with both Piper and Sam following them.
"I won't sweetie. Sam, can you get me some candles, Piper, can you turn off the lights?" She led Prue to the couch, while she sits across from her on a chair.
Both Sam and Piper got everything ready, Sam fetched some candles from the kitchen, while Piper turned off the lights.
After the candles were set and the lights went out, Phoebe began her mind meld with Prue. She holds Prue's hands.
"Prue. I want you to look into my eyes and relax. Just keep your eyes on me please don't look away. Relax, you feel your eyes getting tired and sleepy, imagine you are opening the door to the manor. I can't get in. I lost my keys, so you opened the door."
''The door's stuck Phoebe." Prue's vision was getting dark.
"Keep tugging at the door, don't use your powers. You know Grams will be mad if that door gets broken. You feel the door tugging?"
"Yes Phoebe." She was getting sleepy.
"I'm waiting outside. Let me in."
Once both were asleep, Piper sighs.
"God I hope this works."
Next thing Phoebe knew she found herself outside the manor doors.
"Prue? I lost my keys! Open the door!" Phoebe starts knocking. "Prue? Prue!" There was nothing. Not even footsteps, not until the door opened. When Phoebe looked inside, everything was silent.
Meanwhile, Piper and Sam were searching the manor for bombs. Neither one was sure if there was any, but they weren't taking any chances.
"Sam, any luck?"
"Not at the moment. However, one thing Bobby always told me is that I have to be looking in the most unusual places since most people tend to overlook them." Sam proceeds to check behind any closets, underneath rugs, and even inside Piper's underwear drawer.
"Sam!" Piper blushes when she noticed Sam digging around in hers.
"Hey, I found weirder things. Besides, when are you planning to wear this around me?" Sam asks teasingly holding up a sexy red thong.
"Never mind. We have a job to do. How about the basement." Piper says yanking the thong away.
Phoebe was inside the foyer when she heard the sounds of laughter coming from the kitchen. When she walked in she saw herself and her family when they were younger. Piper and Grams were cooking while Prue was sitting at the table looking at family portraits. Phoebe's younger self was looking in a catalog for shoes.
Phoebe smiled at the memory. She remembered this was around the time before Grams had that fatal heart attack.
Phoebe's younger self was a stubborn teenager. She always took her family for granted and never thought to think this was the last time they will sit down together as a family.
"Dinner is served." Younger Piper says proudly, setting down a bowl of hot soup.
"Yum. That looks good. Good job Piper." Grams said bringing over a pitcher of iced tea.
"Soup? It's a hot day. Plus ice tea? Weirdos." Younger Phoebe said rudely.
Present Phoebe winces. Why was she so rude back then? Grams just wanted them to sit down for a family dinner. Penny was smiling, but Phoebe saw the hurt in her eyes.
"God. Grams. Forgive me." She wanted to smack herself.
The sounds of utensils clicking and conversation were the sounds that Prue clearly treasured. This was around the time that she was engaged to Roger. Nevertheless, Phoebe noticed that his name never came up once.
"Prue? It's Phoebe. Hi. Um, I know this is a happy memory for you, but this happened a few years ago. We need you now. Wake up."
Prue says nothing. She was too busy talking to their grandmother and sisters. Phoebe sighs in frustration. How far gone did they put Prue?
"Okay, we didn't find any bombs, but Piper. That guy said there may be a bomb on Prue." Sam must have checked everywhere.
"God. I hope not." They went back to the living room, both Phoebe and Prue were still asleep. Piper quietly checks Prue's chest. "Dammit." Sam's eyes widened.
"Don't." He wasn't taking any chances of Piper accidentally setting off the bomb by using her powers.
When Piper checked out Prue, her heart sank. There was a small amount of C4 strapped on her chest.
"Prue, this dinner. It happened a long time ago. I know you miss Grams, but you still have us."
Prue said nothing. But Phoebe noticed she put her spoon down. Phoebe puts her hand on Prue and squeezes her shoulder.
"Prue, it's time to get up. We need your help. Don't forget, we have another sister. Paige. She needs us."
"Paige?" She looks up at Phoebe. "Where are we?" She looked around. "Where am I?" Their younger selves were gone, along with Grams.
"At home. But you need to wake up. Take my hand." Phoebe holds up her hand. Once Prue grabbed it they found themselves back in the living room.
"Good thing I stuck around. We made a mistake missing you. Shame that I may have to kill all of you. Oh well."
Both Phoebe and Prue looked up to see Chris pointing a loaded gun at them. But that wasn't all. He was holding a detonator on the other hand.
Both Phoebe and Prue noticed that Piper and Sam had their hands up in surrender. What happened during their slumber?
"Game over. I wasn't lying about the bombs. But how are you going to save your sister from blowing up? Hmmm? Now all of you are going to do what I say. Prue, Phoebe come along slowly and I will spare your sister and Sam."
Before any of them had a chance to react, a gunshot was heard and when Chris looked down at himself, there was blood seeping out of his chest.
"Who shot me?" He looked down at himself and then at the person that shot him. "You."
Chris' assassin was the same guy that saved Phoebe, Elise, and Prue back in Los Angeles. The mask was still on, but there was something really familiar about how he stood. Before Chris could react, Sam immediately grabs the detonator away from him, careful that he didn't trigger the bomb on Prue's chest. What no one was expecting was the second shot.
The would-be killer dropped dead.
All three women were horrified. They saw death before, some from innocents that couldn't be saved, but this wasn't an ordinary demon kill. A human being was killed by another human being.
Before any of them could say anything, the guy who shot Chris was gone from the manor.
"Prue? How are you doing?" Piper was dying to hug her, but the C4 was still on her.
"Fine. Other than this bomb on my chest, I'm doing fantastic." Prue's stomach growled. "God I could use a burger." She usually ate healthily, but she wanted nothing more than a greasy cheeseburger. Maybe get some fried chicken instead.
"Piper, can you freeze that bomb from going off?" Sam asked. He wasn't sure if she had a timer on her.
"I don't know. It's not alive. I doubt it would work on Prue anyway." Their magic was tied to each other.
Phoebe trembled. She just got her sister back. Now there was a possibility that she could lose her permanently, as well as everyone else.
"Sam, did your family teach you to disarm a bomb?" Phoebe knew about Sam's background, but little about his life.
"Bobby Singer had some general knowledge to create bombs, but I never had a chance to disarm one before." Sam was kicking himself.
"I can just separate the bomb and the wires away from each other using my powers." Prue suggested.
"Too risky. Phoebe, can you take Piper and go take another look in the house to see if there are any other bombs using your psychic powers?"
"Sam, I'm not leaving you and Prue." Piper said stubbornly.
"Neither am I." Phoebe insisted.
"Sam's right. Go. You can find Paige. I'll be okay."
"Shut up Sis."
Prue's eyebrows raise at Piper's tone.
"Look. I know that you care about Prue, but the danger is real. If we try to leave this manor, the bombs will go off and the house will explode with us in it."
"But that guy came and went and no one exploded."
"Phoebe, I hate to say this, but Prue may be the trigger. If she tries to leave the house, it's the end. Not just for us, but for everyone else." Even if they try going for help, Prue can't stay here by herself forever.
The realization sinks in for the sisters. These people are sadistic. They would kill them plus countless others before exposing their secrets.
"I'm going to see the body. Maybe I can get a clue." Phoebe reluctantly goes up to Chris's dead body to get a vision. Nothing.
"Try me Phoebe." Prue asks pointing at the bomb strapped to her chest.
"What if it goes off?" Piper asks worriedly. The thought of Prue dying was too much. She tears up along with Phoebe.
"You don't have much of a choice. Do it." She smiles assuringly at Phoebe.
"Okay." She touches Prue's chest.
Phoebe saw men planting the bombs.
"Where should we put these sir?'' A blonde guy with a British accent asked.
"Over there. The kitchen." The man whom Phoebe assumed was a leader, ordered others to plant the others in different directions.
She saw where the bombs were located.
There were two in the basement.
One in the kitchen located under the sink.
The last one beside the doorbell in the front door area.
Those bombs weren't planted in random spots. Every one of them was planted in a way to make not just the house explode, but also set off a pattern of destruction.
If any one went off, each would trigger an explosion that would flatten the neighborhood. The main one, the one hidden underground, was ticking beside the main gas line.
"We need to call the bomb squad." Phoebe's face was grim. She told everyone what she saw.
"We have to disarm them all.'' There was the manner of the underground one, but the other ones needed to be taken care of first.
"But what about the Men of Letters? If they are watching the house, they trigger the bombs remotely." Piper hated them even more. "Putting innocents in danger like that.''
"But we can't just leave them. Especially Prue."
"I told you to run. Evacuate everyone. What? Don't give me that look. I can come back. The Elders owe us. I'm sure Leo will bring me back.'' All four jump hearing a voice.
"I can help."
Everyone looked up. It was the guy that shot Chris.
"Excuse me, who are you?" Piper had her hands up, as tempting as it was to blow something up to scare him, she didn't want to trigger the bombs.
"A friend."
"Really? Or are you another agent?" Prue was getting tired of being a slave. "Then tell your bosses I quit." She didn't dare move, she didn't want to hurt her sisters.
"Try anything..." Sam warned. He was holding the detonator, he couldn't let it go.
"I'm an expert on bombs. Let me take over."
Phoebe just looked at him.
"Can you save Prue?"
"I'll try. I mean. I will." Seeing Prue's face.
"How do we know we can trust you?" Prue tells him not trusting him since he was still wearing his mask.
"You don't. But you have no other choice."
"You a hunter?" Sam asked. "Or a government official."
"Neither. But consider me a free agent." He waves at everyone. "Now. All three of you. Please leave this room. I need space to disarm this bomb as well as the trigger."
"What about the hand detonator?" Sam asked. His hand was getting cramped.
"Fake. If you look closely at it, it says 'Made in China.' That is nothing but a kid's toy. Prue is the detonator."
When Sam took a good look at it, he realizes it was fake. He groans. Piper must have sensed his embarrassment, she rubs his arm. Sam gently puts the toy down. He squeezed his girlfriend's hand.
"Okay. I'll check out the doorbell. You guys check the basement, and I'll check the sink. Don't touch anything."
"Prue, will you be okay?" Phoebe asked. She didn't trust the guy.
''I made it this far. Go. I'll be fine." She gives Mask Man a dirty look. "Don't try anything. I know self-defense."
He holds up his hands.
"I'll be on my best behavior."
Once they were alone, Prue started asking questions.
"Why are you helping us?"
"Because you save the world. Thanks to you, Armageddon was averted."
"Which one?" The last ones was with the Four Horseman plus the Avatars. Prue was sure there were several more before her time.
"The last one. You know the one about, well anything."
"Actually, I have some bad news about that."
"That was a decoy? Figures. Looks like whoever wants to challenge the Charmed ones wants to finish the job permanently."
Prue smiles at him as he worked. There was something about him that put her mind at ease. She swore she knew him from somewhere. She had to ask.
"I feel like I met you before. Have you ever worked at the gallery?"
"Are you hitting on me Miss Halliwell?"
"NO. I was just curious." Prue was insulted at the suggestion. But she blushed.
"Maybe in a past life. Okay Prue. Hold very still. Try to relax. I'm going to take out the wiring."
Prue holds her breath. She wanted to pray, but she knew God wasn't listening. She wished Gadreel was here. Unfortunately, he was busy with Heaven's orders. Apparently, every angel was under orders to search for someone that the Archangels wanted. He came to her in a dream before she was kidnapped and told her the bad news. She was gone for so long, she had no clue how much time has passed. The last thing she remembered was seeing Phoebe at that place before she was checked in, after that was a blank.
"Okay. I'm going to take out this wire. Prue. Hold very still."
Prue closes her eyes along with her sisters and Sam who were standing in the entranceway. None of them wanted to leave Prue just in case. She and everyone in the room held their breath.
When the guy ripped off the wire, Prue swore her heart stopped.
Phoebe and Piper were holding each other.
Sam squeezed his eyes shut.
Prue waited to see if her chest was ripped open.
"Phew. That is done. Prue, you can open your eyes now. I'm going to take off this C4. You don't have to worry about anything."
Prue held still as he takes off the bomb. She was breathing super hard, she never felt so scared in her life.
"Thanks for saving me."
Once the guy took off the bomb, he fully disarmed it. He then asked Sam to help him disarm the other bombs.
"Sure. Will you guys be okay?" He didn't want to leave the room, but none of them were out of the woods yet.
"We'll be okay." Sensing the sisters wanted to be alone, Sam and Prue's savior leave the room.
Once they left, the sisters ran up to Prue and gave her a long hug. Once they finished hugging, Prue looked at Phoebe and asked her a question.
"Thanks for saving me, again. So Pheebs are you back? All of you?" She always wondered if her sister would be herself again.
"Yes. But I warn you, it's a long story."
"Sam will be awhile. Talk."
It took Sam and the guy close to an hour to find the bombs and disarm them. The guy mentioned he was trained as a bomb expert in his old career.
"You are not a hunter or a cop. Why are you doing this?" Sam was watching him work, he was watching how to disarm bombs.
"Someone has to clean up." He slowly and carefully takes off the wires.
"How do you know so much about the supernatural?" Sam still didn't trust him.
"The world is stranger than you think." Once they go upstairs to disarm the rest, he explains as much as he could without revealing himself.
"There was an incident in my life where I almost lost someone. I had to make a decision to save them. Most hunters I met paid a heavy price to become what they are, and witches are thrown in the fire a lot. I'm just here to help out whenever someone needs me."
"Okay." He wasn't lying, Sam recognized that tone of voice. He lost friends and family as well. "We should disarm the rest."
"And the Men of Letters? Did they hurt you too much?" They were exchanging stories, like how Phoebe escaped and got better, plus where Piper was the entire time.
"Maybe. I don't remember much." Prue didn't want to think about it. "Their people, I bet most were brainwashed." She saw how obedient almost everyone was.
Piper shuddered. That could have been her. Before she could ask Prue if Paige was okay, they were interrupted by Sam and Bomb Guy.
"The bombs are all disarmed. We quadrupled-checked this place. There are no more bombs." Masked Man tells them.
"Thank you. Whoever you are." Prue tells the masked man. He just nods at her before he walked out.
"How do we know we can trust him?" Phoebe asked.
"Sure he isn't an agent of the Men of Letters?" Sam suggested. He explained who he was, but Sam had to make sure.
"I trust him to be on our side." Prue said. She felt like she met him before. He has a kindness about him she has not seen in a long time. She blushed at the thought of his hands on her. Even with the mask on, he was hot. The voice alone.
"Okay. Now that is safe, what do we do about him?" Piper points to the dead agent on the floor.
"I'll get a sheet." Phoebe was tempted to spit on his body, but she didn't want to give him that courtesy.
A short time later Sam and Piper were saying goodbye. Sam had called Jody and informed her of the plans to raid the Men of Letters main base. He had called other hunters including someone he hadn't seen in a long time. Ellen Harvelle. When Sam heard her voice he immediately wanted to go drive off. He was like an aunt to him. He was also happy to hear Jo was safe as well. Apparently, she and 'Alfie' escaped in the trunk when Chris left the facility. They managed to escape the trunk in Los Angeles while Chris was tormenting Phoebe and her friend. Luckily he didn't care about the damage to his trunk. He was too distracted.
"I have to head to Sioux Falls. These people must be stopped for good." Dean was still missing.
"Will you alright by yourself Sam?" Piper asked. She already missed him. She was scared she'll never see him again.
"I won't be alone. I got my friends with me. Plus Dean. Don't worry, Paige will come home too."
"Be careful then. Tell Dean I said hi. Love you. Better come back to me." Piper sniffled.
Sam wiped her tear away then grabs her and dips her for a kiss.
"I promise, future Mrs. Winchester." Sam saw her blush.
After Sam lifts her back up, Piper slaps him on the arm.
"No proposing till you come back." They never discussed marriage, but the way they felt about one another, it was only natural they took the next step.
"What about you? That place has moles." They were sure it was under the control of that organization.
"We took an oath. Save the innocent. We took a vow not to punish the guilty, but I may have to force my hand." She, Prue, and Phoebe had a plan. "Be careful." They give each other a long goodbye kiss.
Sam smiles at her. She was so beautiful.
"Be careful. I want to see you when I get back." Sam gets into his borrowed car and drives away.
"Dean. I'm coming." He saw Piper waving goodbye. As much as he was going to miss her, his brother was waiting.
No one knows Ketch's real name, just his alias from P3.