Chapter 8
"Paige, you're going to be alright," Keith said, placing a compress on her forehead.
"I'm going to die," Paige whispered.
"What?" Keith asked.
"I'm going to die. Darklighters' poison is meant to kill Whitelighters. I don't have much time," Paige said quietly. "Unless you get Leo."
"Leo?" Keith asked. "If he's a Whitelighter too, than won't the poison kill him too?"
"Call him. Tell him to bring someone who can get the arrow out," Paige whimpered.
"Use the phone?" Keith asked warily.
"No. That takes to long. Just yell out his name, and tell him to bring help," Paige replied.
Back at the manor, Piper glanced at the clock. "Where is Paige? She should have been back by now."
"I'm sure she's fine mom," Wyatt replied.
"I think you two should stay here until we defeat Gavstan," Prue told Lily and Melanie.
"Okay," Lily replied.
Leo's head jerked up. "Paige is in trouble."
"Trouble? How is she in trouble?" Blake asked.
"I don't know," Leo replied. "All I know is that Keith is the one calling. Not Paige. He's saying bring help."
"I'll go," Piper said.
"Me too," Melanie added. "If it's a demon, Darklighter, or warlock, I can be the distraction while you two get them out of there."
"Okay," Leo agreed. He took Piper's hand, and they orbed out. Then Melanie shimmered after them.
The three appeared in Keith's apartment.
"What happened?" Piper asked.
"A Darklighter came. He got Paige," Keith said, pointing to her.
"How are we supposed to get the arrow out?" Leo asked.
"My powers kind of like Blake's right?" Melanie asked. "Maybe I could get it out."
"It's worth a shot," Piper agreed.
Melanie closed her eyes. Suddenly, the arrow shot out of Paige. Paige screamed, and so did Melanie.
"I am so sorry Paige," Melanie said.
"No problem sweetie," Paige panted.
"Okay, Leo heal her now," Piper said.
Leo placed his hands over Paige, and they began to glow. Seconds later, Paige was healed.
"Well, Keith," Paige said. "I hope you just saw how good magic can be."
"I did," Keith replied. "And I don't want to loose you."
The two smiled.
"Alright, I hate to cut this make-up short, but we better get back to the manor," Piper said.
"Okay," Paige said. "Bye."
Leo, Paige, and Piper orbed out, with Melanie shimmering behind.
"I can't believe they nearly killed two of us in two days," Tori said back at the manor.
"We better finish this thing fast," Paige said.
The doorbell rang. Melinda answered it and returned with a raving Darryl.
"Do you have this thing under control yet?" were the first words out of his mouth.
"Sort of. Why?" Piper asked.
"How do you explain sixty-eight people dying tonight? They were all killed the same way. Arrow through the chest. They were all killed in the same restaurant," Darryl asked.
They all exchanged a glance.
"This is bad," Melinda said. "This is very bad."
"The Crystal is going to be at its maximum power soon," Wyatt said.
"The crystal?" Darryl asked.
"Darryl, stall the media as long as you can," Piper said. "This is going to get worse before it gets better."
Paige walked Darryl out and then returned with a grim look on her face.
"What do we do now?" Andy asked.
"Get to Gavstan before he gets to us," Paige replied.
The book suddenly started flipping and opened to a page.
"Farsona?" Blake asked. "A demon? Why did the book flip to this page?"
Lily and Melanie exchanged a glance.
"What do you know that we don't?" Tori asked.
Melanie swallowed hard. "Farsona is my demonic form."
"Oh," Paige said. "I see."
"Guys, I didn't want to resort to this, but I think we need the Power of Three," Piper said.
"I don't want to cut their honeymoon short, but I think we have to," Prue said.
"I'll orb to Hawaii," Paige volunteered.
"Okay. Go now," Piper replied.
Paige smiled and orbed out.
"Phoebe, it's a luau! It's dark. The only light is the fire torches that the performers throw! You don't need make-up," Cole yelled into the bathroom.
"Yes, I do," Phoebe's voice replied.
The room suddenly filled with white lights, and Paige appeared.
"Paige?" Cole exclaimed. "What are you doing here? You said you weren't going to orb here unless it was an emergency. Wait. You haven't been infected by a power broker and you're here to kill me are you?"
"Cole," Paige said. "You're rambling."
"Oh. Sorry," Cole replied. "Anyway, why are you here?"
Before Paige could answer, Phoebe came out of the bathroom. "Cole? Who are you talking to?" That's when she noticed Paige. "What are you doing here?"
"Paige, you're going to be alright," Keith said, placing a compress on her forehead.
"I'm going to die," Paige whispered.
"What?" Keith asked.
"I'm going to die. Darklighters' poison is meant to kill Whitelighters. I don't have much time," Paige said quietly. "Unless you get Leo."
"Leo?" Keith asked. "If he's a Whitelighter too, than won't the poison kill him too?"
"Call him. Tell him to bring someone who can get the arrow out," Paige whimpered.
"Use the phone?" Keith asked warily.
"No. That takes to long. Just yell out his name, and tell him to bring help," Paige replied.
Back at the manor, Piper glanced at the clock. "Where is Paige? She should have been back by now."
"I'm sure she's fine mom," Wyatt replied.
"I think you two should stay here until we defeat Gavstan," Prue told Lily and Melanie.
"Okay," Lily replied.
Leo's head jerked up. "Paige is in trouble."
"Trouble? How is she in trouble?" Blake asked.
"I don't know," Leo replied. "All I know is that Keith is the one calling. Not Paige. He's saying bring help."
"I'll go," Piper said.
"Me too," Melanie added. "If it's a demon, Darklighter, or warlock, I can be the distraction while you two get them out of there."
"Okay," Leo agreed. He took Piper's hand, and they orbed out. Then Melanie shimmered after them.
The three appeared in Keith's apartment.
"What happened?" Piper asked.
"A Darklighter came. He got Paige," Keith said, pointing to her.
"How are we supposed to get the arrow out?" Leo asked.
"My powers kind of like Blake's right?" Melanie asked. "Maybe I could get it out."
"It's worth a shot," Piper agreed.
Melanie closed her eyes. Suddenly, the arrow shot out of Paige. Paige screamed, and so did Melanie.
"I am so sorry Paige," Melanie said.
"No problem sweetie," Paige panted.
"Okay, Leo heal her now," Piper said.
Leo placed his hands over Paige, and they began to glow. Seconds later, Paige was healed.
"Well, Keith," Paige said. "I hope you just saw how good magic can be."
"I did," Keith replied. "And I don't want to loose you."
The two smiled.
"Alright, I hate to cut this make-up short, but we better get back to the manor," Piper said.
"Okay," Paige said. "Bye."
Leo, Paige, and Piper orbed out, with Melanie shimmering behind.
"I can't believe they nearly killed two of us in two days," Tori said back at the manor.
"We better finish this thing fast," Paige said.
The doorbell rang. Melinda answered it and returned with a raving Darryl.
"Do you have this thing under control yet?" were the first words out of his mouth.
"Sort of. Why?" Piper asked.
"How do you explain sixty-eight people dying tonight? They were all killed the same way. Arrow through the chest. They were all killed in the same restaurant," Darryl asked.
They all exchanged a glance.
"This is bad," Melinda said. "This is very bad."
"The Crystal is going to be at its maximum power soon," Wyatt said.
"The crystal?" Darryl asked.
"Darryl, stall the media as long as you can," Piper said. "This is going to get worse before it gets better."
Paige walked Darryl out and then returned with a grim look on her face.
"What do we do now?" Andy asked.
"Get to Gavstan before he gets to us," Paige replied.
The book suddenly started flipping and opened to a page.
"Farsona?" Blake asked. "A demon? Why did the book flip to this page?"
Lily and Melanie exchanged a glance.
"What do you know that we don't?" Tori asked.
Melanie swallowed hard. "Farsona is my demonic form."
"Oh," Paige said. "I see."
"Guys, I didn't want to resort to this, but I think we need the Power of Three," Piper said.
"I don't want to cut their honeymoon short, but I think we have to," Prue said.
"I'll orb to Hawaii," Paige volunteered.
"Okay. Go now," Piper replied.
Paige smiled and orbed out.
"Phoebe, it's a luau! It's dark. The only light is the fire torches that the performers throw! You don't need make-up," Cole yelled into the bathroom.
"Yes, I do," Phoebe's voice replied.
The room suddenly filled with white lights, and Paige appeared.
"Paige?" Cole exclaimed. "What are you doing here? You said you weren't going to orb here unless it was an emergency. Wait. You haven't been infected by a power broker and you're here to kill me are you?"
"Cole," Paige said. "You're rambling."
"Oh. Sorry," Cole replied. "Anyway, why are you here?"
Before Paige could answer, Phoebe came out of the bathroom. "Cole? Who are you talking to?" That's when she noticed Paige. "What are you doing here?"
