Chapter 2 Telephone Terror
Piper walked around the abandoned neighborhood, to see if she could find anybody. She noticed that all the yards were unkept and overgrown, with dead flowers and rotting trees. The entire town looked like it had been abandoned for years. She went back to the first house that she knocked on the door for help. For some reason, she seemed drawn to it. When she stepped on the porch, she noticed that the door was open. At first, Piper was reluctant to go inside but then she realized that someone may be there. As she walked in she called out for someone. No answer. She made her way from the living room which was dusty, dirty and torn. But it looked like whoever lived there had left recently. There was a television in the living room, and appliances in the kitchen along with a phone. Plus she turned the lights on so that meant there was electricity here. Strange. I wonder if the phone would work to call Paige and Phoebe. Thought Piper.
Then the phone started to ring. Should I answer it? Maybe they have the wrong number.
"Hello?" said Piper after she picked up the phone.
"Piper Halliwell, welcome to Paradise, your new home." said the voice.
"Who are you?" asked Piper nervously.
"You'll find out soon enough." the voice replied.
"Listen I don't know what kind of a game your playing asshole but you'd be smart and watch it because if I found you..." but she was cut off.
"You aren't much without the power of three, now are you?" said the voice.
"I could still defend myself." said Piper confidently.
"Oh my aren't we miss bravery. You can't defeat me. Those who come here may never leave. Remember when you called for Paige? Well she heard you except it's impossible to orb through the dark shield over the town." explained the voice. "This town was built on a Nexus like the manor. And not only that, but an ancient burial ground of a scepter of power that could be swayed good or evil. This town was good, too good. That's when myself and other minions that I have infiltrated the lives of the people and turned the town evil." the voice continued. "The nexus consumed the people and everything good here. I have another advantage over you, your powers along with your sisters' are weaker here since your fighting in evil territory. Your only chance is to retrieve the scepter that I have yet to find. I've already consumed the powers in the nexus."
"The power of three is stronger than any force." said Piper. "We will surely vanquish you and save this town."
"Even if you could, there is no way to restore the town the way it was." "You would have to contain it from spreading."
"We will vanquish your sorry ass and I'm going to enjoy watching you burn." said Piper.
She hung up the phone. She tried dialing Phoebe's cell phone.
"Hello?" said Phoebe.
"Thank god Phoebe, are you and Paige home?" asked Piper.
"No we are coming to Paradise to look for you." replied Phoebe.
"Well, we got a demon in our hands. And that's not all, cliff notes version, the town was built on a nexus which the demon consumed and turned evil which decimated all the people, and we have to find a scepter to stop him." said Piper.
"Great, do you know which demon?" asked Phoebe.
"No idea, not even what he looks like." replied Piper.
"Then how do you know all this?" asked Phoebe.
"Well he called me on the phone, and by the way I'm not at my car which is sitting at the gas station I'm at a house which surprisingly the electricity works." said Piper.
"Which house?" asked Phoebe.
"I'm at 2705 Applewood, big green Victorian on the corner can't miss it." said Piper.
"Don't worry we're almost there." said Phoebe.
"Okay see you in a bit, bye." said Piper.
"Is she okay?" asked Paige.
"I think so, hey do you know how much further it is?" asked Phoebe.
"Yeah were almost there, look there's the sign." said Paige. Paige was pointing to the sign that said Paradise 3 miles.