What Happened to Zelda Last Night Part 1
"Where is Zelda?" Hilda thought as she came into the kitchen to zap up dinner. It was almost six and she still wasn't home from her lecture. Sabrina was out on a date with Harvey so she had the house to herself. She was starting to get worried about her sister though. It wasn't like Zelda to be so late.
Just then Hilda heard thunder from the linen closet. "Finally!" She grumbled as she headed upstairs. "Zelda, what do you want for dinner?"
When Hilda reached the closet, she was suprised to see two officers from the Other Realm police department standing there instead of her sister. "What's going on here?" she asked. She was immediately suspicious of the cat. What had he done this time?
"Miss Spellman, I'm afraid that we have some bad news for you," the first officer said. "Is there someplace that we can sit down and talk?"
"The living room. What's going on?" Hilda said as she led the two men downstairs and into the living room. Salem darted away at the sight of the cops. All he needed was another fifty years added onto his sentence as a cat.
"Miss Spellman, although it hasn't been reported yet in the Witch media, there has recently been a rash of attacks on witches in the Other Realm. In each case, a possession belonging to the victim was left behind along with a white rose. We believe that these attacks are all the result of a single serial killer. I'm afraid that I have to tell you that we believe that your sister has become the eighth victim of this killer. This was found along with a white rose near a lecture hall in the Other Realm." the second officer said as he held out a white heel in a plastic bag. "Can you identify it as belonging to your sister?"
"Yes, that's Zelda's," Hilda whispered. This couldn't be happening. Just then she realized something. The police hadn't said anything yet about a body. If there was no body, then maybe Zelda was okay! She had to be. "Wait a minute! Did you find a...."
"We're afraid that there won't be a body to find," the first officer said. "It seems that this killer drains his victims of magic as he kills them. After he's finished, there is nothing left. I'm very sorry for your loss."
"I don't believe it," Hilda whispered. "There has to be some sort of mistake. Zelda's really smart and strong! Maybe she got away from this nut! Have you looked for her? What if she's laying hurt somewhere?"
"We conducted a search of the Other Realm, of course, but I'm afraid that nothing was found. We're very sorry for your loss." the second officer said as the two stood and headed for the closet leaving Hilda sitting there in a state of shock.
A little while later, Sabrina came in. "I'm home! Harvey had to go to the mall for his mom so we had to cut our date short!" Just then she saw Hilda. "Aunt Hilda, what's wrong?"
"Sabrina, I think you better sit down," Hilda whispered as her niece joined her on the sofa. She was struggling not to cry. She couldn't believe that something like this had happened. She wouldn't believe it. "Two officers from the witch police were here just a little while ago...."
"What? What did Salem do this time?" Sabrina said. She couldn't believe how much trouble that cat could get into.
"They weren't here about Salem. Sabrina, something happened to Zelda. It seems that someone has been killing witches for their powers and this person attacked Zelda."
"What?" Sabrina whispered. "Where is Aunt Zelda? She's okay, isn't she?"
"I don't know. The police told me that she was dead but...."
"NO!!! She can't be!!" Sabrina sobbed.
"Sabrina, calm down!" Hilda said as she wrapped her arms around her niece to comfort her. "They don't have any proof that this guy hurt Zelda. You know that she's smart and strong. I'm sure that she's fine. We do need to go to the Other Realm to let Mother, Ted and Vesta know what's going on, though. Maybe they can help us find her. Do you feel like coming with me?"
"Yeah. Let's go," Sabrina whispered as they headed upstairs. Zelda just had to be alright.