Sam was pacing back and forth in the Halliwell manor. He was terrified on what he was about to ask. Today was the night he was going to propose. He wanted to wait till Valentine's, but after what happened these last few days, there was no time to waste. He already told Piper's sisters what he was planning to do, so they all left for the night.
Phoebe was in a date that she met on HiThere, a very popular dating app, Prue was on a road trip with that angel she was dating, and Paige was somewhere. Dean was in France spending time with Jenna, his future wife. After what they went through, none of them wanted to waste anymore time wasting things.
Sam and Piper had a romantic candlelight dinner. Sam prepared Piper's favorites meal, roast chicken with steamed veggies and homemade strawberry shortcake. They also had some expensive red wine Sam was saving for a special occasion. After the dishes were done, they watched Casablanca, Piper's favorite movie.
Piper was in the bathroom getting ready to go bed. There was plenty of time to pop the question, but Sam kept losing his nerve. He knew Piper would say yes, he was wondering why he was so scared. They discussed getting married. He knew Piper was waiting for him to ask. Ever since his brother was already engaged, Piper was waiting. The ring in his pocket was getting heavy. When he heard the door opening, it was now or never. Forcing his beating heart to slow down, he got down on one knee and opened the box.
Piper was stuffed from the dinner Sam made. Her sisters were out on dates. Except for Paige. She said she wanted to check out the Garden of Eden. Or what's left of it. She used her glamouring spell to check out the grounds. She had a new job, Park Caretaker. She took her job seriously. Her new role kept the park clean and spotless. She even hired former homeless people to help keep the park clean.
Piper was wondering why her sisters kept giggling and giving her and Sam looks. Well except for Prue, she was spending time with Gadreel traveling across the country. She said she was doing some errands. She did say to wish Sam luck, whatever that meant. After she finished her night routine, she opened the door and was greeted by Sam blocking the doorway. Her eyes went to the box in his hands.
"Piper Halliwell, these last few years were special. Ever since I met you that doorstep, I always thought you were the one. Will you marry me?"
Piper was in shock. She expected Sam to propose. Especially since Dean and Jenna were already engaged, but seeing her dream coming true? Her mind went blank. But when she saw Sam trembling with nervousness, she decided to give him a break.
"Yes."
They ended up in her bedroom that rest of night. When Piper woke up the next day, she smiled at the ring on her finger. She was so happy she went to take a shower and to cook Sam a fantastic breakfast. She looked at her phone. There were several texts from her sisters. Ranging from, 'Did you say yes? Please say you did? To when? How?' Plus one from Dean. 'Am I getting a new sister?' Of course Dean would be subtle. Then a minute later a text from Jenna. 'What Dean means, are you and Sam still together?'
Piper smiled at the texts. She was dying to tell the world, but she wanted to wait for Sam to wake up so they can tell the news together. As she got out a frying pan, she heard a noise in the basement. When she went to check out the source of a noise, a ninja appeared in the kitchen. She was so startled she threw the frying pan at the ninja's head.
"Phoebe! Paige!"
A few seconds later, her sisters appeared.
"What the..." Phoebe says.
"Ninja star!" Paige conjures the deadly star the ninja was carrying. When she threw it at the intruder, the ninja blew up.
Sam comes running in kitchen a minute later.
"What did I miss? Piper. You okay?"
"I'm fine. What the hell was that?"
"A ninja. Maybe a assassin?" Paige mused.
"Demons know better than to attack here. Piper, behind you!" Phoebe screamed.
Piper saw that same ninja behind her before she can react Sam immediately tackled the ninja. Before Piper could blow him up he shimmered away.
"Dammit! Piper. Forgive me for not killing him."
"Sam. You should know in our line of work, accidents happen. Ugh. Great. My hair. I just conditioned it."
Sam gives his new fiancee a hug. He just got engaged and already his happiness was being taken away. He holds Piper closer.
"Umph. Sam. I'm fine. Really."
"Awww. Look, our sister has a protective knight in shining sweatpants." Paige says teasingly. Damn. Sam was hot shirtless. No wonder Piper looks so fit these days. Having a hot boyfriend like Sam keeps her busy, her one on one exercise with Sam every night keeps her busy. Phoebe must have been thinking what Paige was thinking. She was giving Piper a smirk. Sam and Piper must have noticed, both faces went pink.
"Honey, maybe you should go upstairs to get dressed. I'll fill my sisters in."
"Uh, good idea. Excuse me." Sam not looking at the sisters, quickly runs upstairs to change.
Both Phoebe and Paige look at Piper. "Piper. You alright?"
"I'm fine. Nothing like a demon attack to start my day. Aw. Look at the mess! Now I have to clean! Stupid demon." She grumpily picks up a broom and dustpan.
"Piper. What exactly happened here?" Phoebe asked.
"I came down to cook breakfast, then I heard a noise, then a ninja appeared. Thank god you guys showed up."
"Piper, you said a noise. Where did it come from?" Paige asked, curious.
"The basement."
'Okay, we'll check it out, you and Sam get dressed. We'll call Prue, if we need her."
"Thanks Phoebe."
"Paige. The Nexus is downstairs, whoever is downstairs must be after it. Let's be careful."
"Shouldn't we wait for Piper and Sam?"
''Knowing Sam and his hair routine, they'll be busy for a least an hour. Let's go."
Both girls go downstairs. Luckily, both had vanquishing potions, both carried bottles. Especially when the chance a random demon or monster would attack. Seems like everyday was a new attack. The dark forces were attacking blindly these days. Most were eliminated by angels or hunters. But some came after the Charmed Ones, especially when they found out they were protecting the Nexus.
The dark forces wanted the power for themselves, they were desperately looking for power to fight against God, but the sisters knew the power would corrupt them. Angels, strangely enough wanted nothing to do with it, maybe because it was, according to Michael, the Essence of God's Power. There were five Nexus points on Earth, but were guarded carefully by worthy guardians.
One was underneath the Halliwell Manor, one was located in Stull Cemetery, another was in Tibet, located somewhere in Mount Kailash, another was in Mexico, and one was somewhere in Lawrence Kansas. Hearing that, everyone was wondering where it was located exactly. Sam and Dean were wondering the same thing. Piper was thinking about that too. She may have to become the new guardian if there was no one watching it. Magic that powerful can be swayed either way.
Heading downstairs to the basement, both women were on high alert. They were holding potions and Paige was holding Ruby's knife she borrowed from Sam.
"Ready Paige?" Phoebe whispered.
"We been doing this for years. Let's go."
They go downstairs slowly and carefully. Phoebe hoped it wasn't the evil Woogy Monster that frightened her as a child. It got its power from the Nexus and was unstoppable. She spent the last few years finding ways to destroy it once and for all. For now it was trapped underneath the house. It wasn't permanent. If a earthquake came, the Monster will escape. She asked Michael, but he said it was her responsibility to figure it out. Of course.
Looking around the basement, there was nothing. Not until they heard a sneeze.
"Okay! You got five seconds to come on out! One, two.."
"Wait! I'm coming out! Don't shoot!"
Phoebe was in disbelief. It was that guy from the soup kitchen a few months ago. What the hell is he doing here?
"Who the hell are you? Paige asked. ''Demon, monster or angel."
"None. I am human." He takes out a silver knife and cuts himself, then splashes himself with what they presume was holy water. "I came here for help."
"You ever heard of the front door? How did you get inside?"
"I was running from assassins. There will be more. I cast a spell to seek help. I ended up down here."
"Yeah right. Paige call the police."
"Look I can prove it!"
He takes out a piece of paper.
"When you find a path is blocked,
All you need is to knock.
Lead me to the ones that can hide,
So they can help guide."
Phoebe and Paige look at each other.
"You a witch?" Paige asked. That spell existed in the book, at least the first part. The second part must have been added.
"Not exactly. But I studied magic for years. Can you help me? My friend is missing, and I need to find her."
"Sure."
"Phoebe are you crazy! You don't know this guy!" Paige hisses.
"Save the innocent. Remember? Some crazy ninjas are after him." Phoebe whispered back.
"Go check the Book. See if there is any evil ninjas."
"Fine. Be careful."
Phoebe watches him as he gets his stuff together including an angel blade. When he got up Phoebe had to admit he was cute. He was about six feet, curly blonde hair and she could see he was sporting a limp.
"Your limp. Did that ninja do that to you?"
"I am a hunter. Accidents like this is are part of the job."
"What's your name?"
"Chris."
"Chris..."
"My name doesn't matter. My friend is missing. I need your help. Can you help me?"
"Of course."
After a few minutes, Chris, Phoebe, Piper and Sam came to join them. They were drinking coffee that Sam brewed and were sitting on stools by the kitchen island.
"Chris. Why are those ninjas after you?" Phoebe asked.
"I don't know. I was trying to find my friend. We were in San Diego when we were separated. We got caught up in a street brawl and we were both arrested. Bianca was released first, then I was the day after. When I returned to our shared hotel room she was gone. That was awhile ago."
"You said you were both hunters. Maybe she found a case and she forgot to tell you." Sam tells him.
"No. She would've left a note. Her weapons and her cell were in the room untouched."
"These ninjas. Who are they?"
"I can answer that." Paige walks in the kitchen with the Book.
"A group of elite assassins that are hired only the highest, most powerful beings. Very hard to track down, has a near deadly record, and never misses their target. Hasn't been seen since the 1600s in ancient Japan."
"Those ninjas are deadly. They have a near perfect record, and are very hard to find. Even the Source of All Evil couldn't find them."
"The Source himself couldn't hire them? Who is higher than the Source? How high does these demons work for?" Piper wondered. The Source sent Shax, and they needed to conjure the Power of Three to kill him.
"They are not demons. At least I don't believe they are. If they were, they would have been tracked down easily. I need to find my friend. Can you please help me?"
"Do you have anything of hers? A picture, her cell, anything personal?"
"Here's her cell."
Phoebe takes the phone. Nothing. She tried harder. Nada.
"You got anything else?"
"I have her angel blade." Chris hands her the weapon.
Phoebe tries again. This time she concentrated harder. Still nothing. She sighs.
"I'm sorry. Chris how special is she to you. A girlfriend, a sister?"
"She is like a sister to me. I need to find her. I'm scared she is a target. Phoebe, is there any way you can track her down using those crystal of yours?"
"I can try. But it will be harder to track down an total stranger."
"Okay. I'm going to call Prue to warn her about demon ninjas."
''And I'm going to call Dean."
"So there is a new group of demons? Figures. Okay. I'll keep an eye out. Thanks Piper." Prue puts her phone away as she hung up.
After she put her phone in her pocket, she puts her bouquet of flowers on Tamera's grave and kisses her hand and puts it on her tombstone. She was in the town of Fordville, North Dakota. Her friend and fellow coworker's funeral was two days ago. The service was lovely and was packed with Tamera's friends, family and everyone at 415. Prue made a short speech trying not to cry as she told her speech about Tamera. She said that Tamera was one of the most kindest people she ever met that never had a bad thing to say about anyone, not even to rude people. Her parents hugged Prue after that speech.
They told Prue to thank Manny for being there for her final moments. They felt incredibly guilty they couldn't be there for her before Tamera died. But were glad Tamera didn't die alone. They were sorry to see Manny couldn't make it, and they told her to tell him not to feel guilty for Tamera's death. Prue teared up. They wanted Manny to be one of Tamera's pallbearers. When Prue heard that she was tempted. But Manny wasn't real. She made up an excuse that Manny's sick mom needed him. Both Mr and Mrs Davis understood. But Prue made sure she sent flowers and a card with Manny's condolences.
She felt herself tearing up. Feeling Gadreel's arms around her comforting her, she tried not to cry.
"Prue. Your friend is at peace. It's not your fault."
"It's not fair. I was the target. Not Tamera."
"You are a Charmed One. You have to be prepared for loss."
"Do you know how human emotions work? Tamera was a innocent woman. How many people died because of us?" Prue said angrily.
"I admit I don't understand human guilt, but Prue. Think of all the lives you and your sisters saved."
"I know. Dr Clark said the same thing." The doctor took Prue to the hospital's chapel. Prue blanched when she got there. But admittedly felt peaceful. Dr Clark said she was raised Christian and often came here to pray when she was on shift. Prue admitted she wanted to tell Dr Clark about God, but the doctor simply said it's all about faith. She knew about the angels, she said there was one that came here from time to time. He healed occasionally, but only to special patients.
Prue and Dr Clark sat in that pew praying. Prue prayed for Tamera's soul. That she was in Heaven. After twenty minutes, Dr Clark's pager went off. She hugged Prue/Manny and told her to find peace. Prue teared up. She gave her a hug back and thanked her for trying to save Tamera. When Dr Clark left, Prue sat in that pew till she heard a flap of wings. Gadreel felt Prue's pain and knew Prue needed comfort. Prue didn't care if others saw him. Luckily the church was empty.
Her and Gadreel sat in that pew not saying anything. But after awhile, she asked Gadreel to take her back to her hotel. When she got there she was greeted by the NYPD. They were there to interview Manny about the murder of Tamera Davis. She simply told them what she/he knew. Manny and Tamera were on a friendly date, then Tamera complained something bit her. Then Manny called for help then they were at the hospital where Tamera died.
The cops were sympathetic but asked where Prue Halliwell was. Prue simply told him she went back to the hotel alone. They gave Manny their cards and asked Manny to tell Prue they wanted to interview her. So the next day Prue did. Stuck to the same lame alibi. She returned to the hotel and lied down. When they tried pulling the video footage, Prue and her sisters added the illusion of Prue in the video. Satisfied, they accepted the answer.
Her sisters and Sam and Dean came to the funeral. Gadreel flew them in, it was too risky for Paige to teleport, so they used Gadreel to fly. They were there for Prue. After the service ended, they started investigating. To see who was after Prue. There was a blurry image of a man, but he was too shadowed to make out a description, even with Sam and his friend's Charlie's efforts. They knew it was a demon attack, but they didn't know who. Prue vowed to kill that demon and avenge Tamera's murder.
"Gadreel. I want to return to New York."
"Are you sure? Those demons may be there waiting."
"I don't care. I need to see where that demon was. I want to see what he used and why."
A minute later Prue and Gadreel teleported in the alley. Even though people knew angels existed, most started getting on with their lives. Even Prue was getting ignored. Well in New York anyway. Soon people will stop caring. Buddy Boyle's website was gone. Charlie sent a cluster worm that ate the entire webpage and every backup file they had including the cloud. Right now she was working on one that was going to sense the origin of the videos of angels and delete the footage. That was a huge job, but Charlie said it can be done.
After they paid the admission fee both Gadreel and Prue went to the African exhibit of Masks and Wands. Prue went to the area her and Tamera were at last. Unfortunately it was sealed off by police. Gadreel put his finger on the cop and security guard that was standing there and they became docile. After taking down the cameras using her powers, she went behind the yellow tape.
She went to the spot where the killer was. She asked Gadreel to stand where her and Tamera were. Where she was standing, she could see how this guy hid. There was a huge plant there with huge leaves, this guy could have hit Tamera with that dart. Looking at the display, she saw one of the blowguns missing. She needed to go to the police station to check it out. Luckily she knew a hunter that lived in New York.
Sam was looking at the laptop he brought over and was trying to track down Chris's friend. He pulled the arrest records from San Diego from a few weeks ago and saw there was a major street brawl that took place a few weeks ago. It was massive. The entire downtown area got into a major fight. The fight only lasted twenty minutes, but destroyed the downtown area. There was several arrests, but most were let go after a day due to fire occupancy laws even in jail.
He looked in the police files for mug shots with Bianca's description. It was nearly impossible. This was southern California. There was hundreds of women that fit that profile. Ugh. At least Chris gave him her fake name, Ann Marty. Great a generic name.
It was after two hours until he found her picture. When Sam was staring at her picture, he was struck at how familiar she looked. Was she a former student at Stanford? No. She looked way too young. At least sixteen. A hunter? Maybe. Chris said she hunted since she and Chris were children. Their lives, it was close to Sam and Dean's. They probably ran into her at some point. He downloaded her picture and went upstairs to show Phoebe.
"Okay. I been scrying for awhile. Nothing."
"Try the state."
Phoebe tried. Nothing. When Chris suggested the US map, she balked. But reluctantly agreed to it. When the crystal pointed to Lebanon, Kansas, Sam was in disbelief. That was the place Sam and Dean were headed before this whole tablet thing began. Chris looked at the map. What the hell was Bianca doing there? He asked Sam to see if she was going to high school there, and to see if she was living in any foster homes.
Chris shook his head. 'Damn it Bianca.'
Bianca was slamming her locker shut. She saw her classmate Eliot coming towards her. She smiled. Ever since she moved here, that kid Eloit had a major crush on her. Technically speaking he was way older than her, but in this time he was only fourteen. Way too young for her. She pretended not to notice when he tripped.
"Ann! Are you heading to B&E's after school? Stacey and Max are going to be there."
"I don't know. I have a ton of homework to do. Then I have to study for midterms."
"Just for a little while. C'mon. An hour at most."
Bianca hesitated. As much as she thought Eliot and his friends were nice, they were freshman. She was a junior. Well, technically in junior high. She was forced to drop out when the monsters invaded. Most people died. It made the movie Terminator 2 apocalypse world look peaceful. At least the people in that movie fought. In her time, humans were almost extinct. Monsters took over. Most hunters were dead. It was hunters like Eliot, Max and Stacey that kept Bianca and her friends alive. They taught her cousins and her siblings how to fight. Their parents were dead. They all died when the monsters took over.
That is why Chris and Bianca came back in time. They needed to stop Claire. They didn't know how, but she made a deal with some monsters. But she was only human. Someone more powerful than her brought the monsters. She shuddered. She smiled at Eliot and his friends. She couldn't help but giggle when Eliot blushed. Especially when she agreed to go for pizza.
"No ID, no alcohol! Sorry kid. I'll let you and your friend stay, but I can't serve you drinks. Unless it has the word soft in front of it."
"I'm 22! I'm legal!"
"Sorry. The boss is a nice guy, but he obeys the law. Here's two cokes. On the house."
"Thanks a lot."
"Your welcome."
Claire takes the cokes in frustration. This bar. Holy shit. It was true Hollywood. Claire always dreamed about LA, but her parents refused to go to California. Now she was here. Yeah, it wasn't her world, but it was Los Angeles. She wondered what her counterpart was like. If her parents Jimmy and Amelia were still alive. She was curious but she knew not to interfere. Jack said God will get suspicious if they messed with other worlds. She went to the table were Jack was. He was upstairs staring at awe at the nightclub.
"Jack! Sorry, bartender wouldn't serve me beers. Bitch."
Jack takes the coke. He was staring at the bartender. He saw her true form, she was a demon. Funny, she seemed different from most demons. She was born with a human form. Most demons and angels needed a human vessel. When he saw the owner appear, he was in awe. That was his father, Lucifer.
He was wearing a fitted suit. But he also was born with a human body. Even with that Jack saw his true forms. There was two. One angelic and one that looked like a stereotypical demon. He was flirting with the women at the dance floor. He also saw his brother, he thought he knew every angel in creation, but he didn't recognize him. His human form was a tall muscular black man, but his true angelic form was very powerful. Almost as powerful as his uncle Michael. He wondered who that was.
"Hey Jack! Check out the Dean Winchester Wannabe! Have to give that guy credit, he has every guy and girl throwing themselves at him. He's hot! For a angel."
Jack smiles. He was dark haired. Jack was blonde. He wondered where he got his hair colour from. Probably Kelly. His grandfather, Jack Kline Sr was blonde when he was Jack's age.
The bartender was watching her friend Lucifer flirting hard with the men and women there. She saw the nephilm with his friend. She refused to serve her alcohol. She couldn't care less if she was underage or not, but she wanted to see what Lucifer, Amenadiel, and especially their siblings said once they meet Lucifer's love child. He was upstairs watching Lucifer with admiration. She was checking out his friend, who she had to assume was his girlfriend. She was cute.
She saw the angel Remiel walk in. This was going to be good.
