Chapter 3
"What do you mean?" Paige asked. "Darklighter's can't kill humans with their arrows."
"What's a Darklighter?" Darryl asked.
"They kill Whitelighters," Piper replied.
"Oh," Darryl said. "Carry on."
"Are you saying that all of the murders that have happened lately have been done by Darklighters?" Paige asked.
"I'm beginning to think so," Piper said gravely.
"We better get home and consult the book," Paige replied. She and Piper stood up and began to head out.
"Uh, Piper?" Darryl asked.
"Yeah?" Piper asked.
"Can you unfreeze the crime scene?" Darryl asked.
Piper smiled. And with a wave of her hand, the room unfroze and they left.
Back at the manor, Piper thumbed through the book. There was nothing on Darklighters killing mortals.
Paige orbed into the living room. "Anything?"
"Nada. You?" Piper asked.
"The Elders are clueless," Paige replied.
"Just when I think we're getting a break, we don't get it," Piper groaned.
Leo, Prue, and Andy orbed in at that moment.
"What happened? What's the emergency?" Leo asked.
"You know those murders that have been happening?" Paige asked.
"Yeah. Why?" Prue asked.
"We know who the murderers are," Piper said.
"You do?" Andy asked. "Who are they?"
"Darklighters," Paige said matter-of-factly.
"What?" Leo asked.
"Apparently Darklighters have found a way to kill mortals, and they're doing it," Piper replied.
"I already checked with the Elders. They had no clue how they're doing it," Paige added.
"Hello?" the kids' voices called from the foyer.
"Solarium," Piper called.
Wyatt, Melinda, Tori, and Blake walked into the solarium.
"I see the Book of Shadows. Why do I see the Book of Shadows?" Melinda asked.
"Darklighters are killing mortals, and we have no clue why or how," Paige replied.
"Here we go," Tori said, sitting down in a chair.
The book began to flip through its pages, and suddenly stopped.
"The Keeper of the Crystal," Piper said, peering at the page. "Why did it flip to this?"
"Gavstan," Wyatt said, beginning to read. "Known as the Keeper of the power transfer crystal, he is sworn to protect it and give it the energy the crystal needs to gain power. If the crystal ever reaches its maximum power, a terrible fate will unfold."
"And the book flipped to this because?" Prue asked.
No one got the chance to answer her. A crash came from the kitchen, and they ran to see what happened.
"Oh my," Paige said when she saw what, or rather who, was in the kitchen.
"How?" Blake asked.
Melanie Baxter was standing in their kitchen.
"What do you mean?" Paige asked. "Darklighter's can't kill humans with their arrows."
"What's a Darklighter?" Darryl asked.
"They kill Whitelighters," Piper replied.
"Oh," Darryl said. "Carry on."
"Are you saying that all of the murders that have happened lately have been done by Darklighters?" Paige asked.
"I'm beginning to think so," Piper said gravely.
"We better get home and consult the book," Paige replied. She and Piper stood up and began to head out.
"Uh, Piper?" Darryl asked.
"Yeah?" Piper asked.
"Can you unfreeze the crime scene?" Darryl asked.
Piper smiled. And with a wave of her hand, the room unfroze and they left.
Back at the manor, Piper thumbed through the book. There was nothing on Darklighters killing mortals.
Paige orbed into the living room. "Anything?"
"Nada. You?" Piper asked.
"The Elders are clueless," Paige replied.
"Just when I think we're getting a break, we don't get it," Piper groaned.
Leo, Prue, and Andy orbed in at that moment.
"What happened? What's the emergency?" Leo asked.
"You know those murders that have been happening?" Paige asked.
"Yeah. Why?" Prue asked.
"We know who the murderers are," Piper said.
"You do?" Andy asked. "Who are they?"
"Darklighters," Paige said matter-of-factly.
"What?" Leo asked.
"Apparently Darklighters have found a way to kill mortals, and they're doing it," Piper replied.
"I already checked with the Elders. They had no clue how they're doing it," Paige added.
"Hello?" the kids' voices called from the foyer.
"Solarium," Piper called.
Wyatt, Melinda, Tori, and Blake walked into the solarium.
"I see the Book of Shadows. Why do I see the Book of Shadows?" Melinda asked.
"Darklighters are killing mortals, and we have no clue why or how," Paige replied.
"Here we go," Tori said, sitting down in a chair.
The book began to flip through its pages, and suddenly stopped.
"The Keeper of the Crystal," Piper said, peering at the page. "Why did it flip to this?"
"Gavstan," Wyatt said, beginning to read. "Known as the Keeper of the power transfer crystal, he is sworn to protect it and give it the energy the crystal needs to gain power. If the crystal ever reaches its maximum power, a terrible fate will unfold."
"And the book flipped to this because?" Prue asked.
No one got the chance to answer her. A crash came from the kitchen, and they ran to see what happened.
"Oh my," Paige said when she saw what, or rather who, was in the kitchen.
"How?" Blake asked.
Melanie Baxter was standing in their kitchen.
