Fic: Witches, Demons and Hunters - Oh My! (Chapter 7)

Sep 27, 2008 20:02

Title: Witches, Demons and Hunters - Oh My!
Authors: Rachel/ princess_schez and Claudia/gidgetgal9
Rating: PG-13 for language and violence; AU
Fandom: Charmed/Supernatural
Summary: **Does contain spoilers for Supernatural S3, but none for S4.**
Dean's deal comes due and it has dire consequences for the Halliwell family in the future. Will the Halliwell family be able to change the past in order to protect their family?
Pairing: Sam/Melinda-ish
Characters: Sam and Dean Winchester; Bobby Singer; Piper, Leo, Wyatt, Chris, and Melinda Halliwell; Ruby; Lilith; and Missouri
Disclaimer: We own nothing from either Charmed or Supernatural. Everything belongs to their respective owners. We're merely having fun with them.
Author's Note: This was a collab effort between me and my wonderfully talented co-conspirator, Claudia/gidgetgal9.
There are also some things we would like to point out regarding this story:
1. It was stated after Charmed's series finale that Piper did have a third child, the long-awaited Melinda.
2. Most of Ruby's history has been changed to fit the plot of the story.
3. Chris Halliwell still has memories of what his "past life" (when Wyatt was evil) was like, even though he changed the future at the end of Charmed's S6.
4. Plot takes place after Malleus Maleficarum.



Prologue and Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6


X-posted to different communities.

Chapter 7

Dean acknowledged that he wasn’t the most popular person at Bobby’s right now, but he didn’t care. He knew that Bobby and Sam thought he was being a hard ass and living in denial but that wasn’t true.

Dean had heard what Melinda and Chris had said about him, and it shook him to the core. It was something that he had been afraid of ever since Ruby had told him that she had once been human. In fact, he believed what the two witches had said.

The thing was he didn’t trust them and didn’t want them anywhere near his family. Melinda and Chris were self-proclaimed witches with powers. That was not good.

Dean had been a hunter for a long time and in his life time he had never met Glenda the Good Witch. His recent encounter with a coven had left a permanent bad taste in his mouth when it came to witches. The thing that sealed the deal of mistrust towards their time travelers was the two’s admission to being related to Ruby.

Ruby was up to no good. Dean could just feel it in his gut and now the bitch had back up from the future.

He was begrudgingly thankful for the information that the two visitors had imparted, and with it maybe they could change some of Dean’s destiny. But Dean still viewed the two as a threat.

Luckily said threat had flown the coop and Dean couldn’t be happier.

“Alright, now that Buffy and Jody are gone, can we talk about this crap they laid on us?” Dean plopped himself down on the couch in Bobby’s living room and looked up at the two men scowling at him.

He gave them a smirk. “What?”

Sam huffed and landed heavily in the old overstuffed chair next to the couch. “Dean, I hope you’re happy. Those two may have had answers to how to get you out of the deal and you scared them off!”

Dean opened his mouth to speak but before anything could come out, Bobby spoke up as he eased down at the end of the couch.

“Sam’s right son. I know you don’t want to face the news that those two brought….” Bobby started but Dean broke in.

“Hold it, right there. I want to clear the air here. It’s not that I don’t believe what those two Doctor Who wannabees said, I just don’t trust them. I didn’t like having them here. Now that they’re gone, I’m willing to talk about what might be happening in the future, okay?” Dean looked at Bobby and Sam and could see that they were in shock at his
statement.

Sam spoke first. “I get that you don’t trust them Dean, but what if…”

“Sam, I’m tired of the what ifs. Ruby has been leading us along and while some of the things she’s done has been helpful, we’re no closer to a finding a way out of the deal. I just feel like she is stringing us along. If these two are related to her, I can’t help but think it’s all part of some elaborate plan to take us down.” Dean leaned heavily back on the couch.

Bobby shook his head. “Dean, I don’t think Ruby is out to take you and Sam down, or you’d already be dead.”

Sam nodded in agreement. “Yeah, she has saved us numerous times Dean.”

“Yeah, cause she has plans for you Sam. She is winning your trust for her own agenda and that scares me. These two might be part of that.” Dean sighed in frustration.

“I’m not stupid Dean, I know that Ruby has plans for me but I’m willing to play her game, because in the end I plan on winning and using her knowledge to save you.” Sam gave Dean a smirk.

“Hate to break it to you Sam, but Ruby told me that she can’t save me.” Dean looked away when he saw the hurt in Sam’s eyes.

“Why didn’t you tell me?” Sam’s voice broke with emotion.

“I didn’t want to take away your hope.” Dean said in a small voice.

Sam nodded and then his anguished face became a determined one. “So we use Melinda and Chris, if we can find them.”

Dean couldn’t take the new chance of hope that Sam now had away, so he gave in. “Alright, we can work with them, but we watch them like hawks. Do you understand?”

Sam grinned. His puppy dog eyes lit up in victory. “Yeah, whatever you say Dean.”

Bobby cleared his throat. “Well, now that we’re on the same page, we need to find these two runaways.”

Dean placed his hands out in a stopping gesture. “Whoa, I agree but we still have some things to discuss and some ground rules while dealing with them. Sam, now that we know what happens in the future, I want you to promise that no matter what- you will not use black magic or make deals with demons to bring me back from hell. Promise?”

Sam’s voice was raw with emotion when he replied. “I promise Dean. I can’t promise that I won’t try something, but I’ll avoid black magic or deals with demons.”

Dean gave Sam a reassuring smile. “Good, cause I would rather stay in hell than come back evil, or come back to find out you’re evil or doomed to hell. Okay, now that the annoying kid witches are out of our hair, why don’t you and Bobby do some research on their family. Make sure that we know all that we can about their ancestors.”

Bobby nodded. “I have some books that could be helpful and a few contacts that might know a thing or two.”

Dean smiled. “Good. So we research tonight and then go looking for them tomorrow. I do want to lay one major ground rule in dealing with them. No one is left alone with them, until we are sure they are actually here to help us. Understood?’ Dean directed his gaze at Sam.

“Yes Mom.” Sam smirked back at him.

“Bitch!” Dean replied shaking his head at his brother.

“Jerk.” Sam replied as he stood and spoke. “Hey Bobby, point me in the direction of the books you think might have some information and I’ll help you research.”

Dean had to smile at his geek brother leaping into research mode. Some things never change.

-0-

Sam had been disappointed and upset that Melinda and Chris had flown the coop but now he was a bit relieved. The absence of the two siblings had caused his brother to finally open up and now Sam at least knew where things stood with Dean.

Sam had been afraid that Dean was living in denial after hearing the awful truth about his future. But far from it, Dean was worried and wanted to change the future. He was just in big brother protective mode and didn’t want the witch siblings near Sam.

It was understandable, especially after their last encounter with a coven of witches. In fact, Sam was a little skeptical about the witches’ time travel story, but he had been willing to grab onto it with both hands in hopes that the two could help save Dean.

It was silly of him. He now knew that. Dean was right. They needed to do some recon on the time travelers. You never partner up blindly. Their daddy had taught them that.

The only thing that was making Sam feel a little less foolish about the whole thing was that Bobby had given the two his support right away. It made sense though. Bobby cared about Dean and was almost as desperate as Sam to get him out of the deal. Emotions tended to blind your judgment.

Luckily for their little group, Dean had remained focused and in hunter mode.

If Sam was truly honest with himself, there was another reason for his almost immediate trust in the time travelers. Well at least when it came to Melinda.

He felt connected to her. She had dreamed the demise of her family and ignored it just as he had ignored his dreams about Jess. The guilt and pain in her eyes had mirrored his guilt from not so long ago. Sam’s pain was masked now, but it was once as raw and evident as Melinda’s was now.

What was the saying? Misery loves company, and Sam had to agree. That common guilt and misery had definitely caused him to drop his defenses when it came to Melinda.

He now realized that it was a dangerous move on his part. If he thought back about Jess’s death and got past the guilt and grief, he remembered the need for revenge. It had driven him forward, and if not for Dean would have taken over completely.

Sam saw that same drive and need in Melinda and it was directed at his brother. Because of that, Sam knew that he would have to tread carefully when dealing with her. There was no way he would let her be alone with Dean. He couldn’t be sure of her actions.

Sam took hope in the fact that the two witch siblings had each other to ground them. Hopefully that would be enough to stave off any blood lust when it came to Dean.

-0-

Bobby was at a bit of a loss. The books and contacts all said the same thing. If the Halliwell family wasn’t just a legend, then they were a formidable force to deal with.

On a bright side he couldn’t find any hint of black magic in connection to this family. He took that as a good sign and hoped that the Winchester siblings would too.

Bobby had called it quits about two am and crashed. It was almost seven am now and Bobby was busy in the kitchen making coffee and scrambling eggs. He wasn’t surprised to see his houseguests stumbling towards the kitchen within minutes of the coffee finishing up.

Sam was the first to speak. “Hey Bobby.”

“Hey, yourself. Why don’t you two grab a mug and a plate and get some thing to fill your bellies.” Bobby said as he grabbed his mug and plate of eggs and toast and headed to the kitchen table.

Once the coffee and food were gone, Dean finally spoke coherently.

“Did ya find anything on the Halliwell family, Bobby?” Dean leaned back in his chair, rubbed his full belly and let out a belch.

Sam rolled his eyes. “Dude, manners!”

Dean smirked. “In some countries a belch is considered a compliment to the chef.”

Bobby sighed. “Enough already. I’m not in the mood to hear you two bickering this early in the morning. And to answer your question Dean. I didn’t find out much. The family is fairly secretive. Most people think of them as lore or legend. I will say that I didn’t find any connection to black magic when it comes to them. They’re a powerful family according to legend but no evil is connected to them.”

Sam perked up. “Well that’s at least a good thing right?”

Dean huffed. “Sammy, I agree it’s good that we didn’t find anything, but that fact alone does not make this pair trust worthy.”

Bobby removed his hat and scratched his head. “I’m with Dean on that Sam. We need to remain cautious but I do think that we should at least hear the two out and see if they might be able to help us. But we stay alert and cautious.”

Dean smirked. “Yeah Sammy, what Bobby said.”

Sam reluctantly nodded. “Sure thing, but how do we find them?”

Bobby cleared his throat and shuffled in his hard back chair. “Well, I gave that some thought last night. We could check the abandoned houses around here, but if they don’t want to be found they could orb away the minute we show up. I think we’ll just have to wait and hope they contact us.”

Sam’s face fell. “But what if they don’t?”

Dean turned and placed a hand on top of Sam’s hand. “Then they weren’t who they said they were and we’re better off without them. I say we give them time to contact us but if they don’t we just move forward like they never dropped in on us.”

Bobby could tell that Sam was fighting to keep his emotions in check. But in true Winchester style, Sam swallowed hard and smiled. “Yeah, I was getting tired of them showing off their silly powers anyway.”

Dean gave a chuckle. “You’re right Sammy, I only have room for one power freak in my life.”

Sam shoved his brother away. “Who you calling a freak- freak!”

Bobby was happy to see the boys on the same page. He just hoped that if the Halliwell siblings did contact them , it would be soon and with good news.

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