TWO
"My boss was none too happy," said Prue, "when I told her I had a family emergency but couldn't tell her what it was "
"This is really important," said Piper. "Leo says we could all be in danger."
"Some of the things this woman lists in her book are too close to be coincidence," said Leo. "It's about three sisters named Hopewell who are witches with unusual powers. They spend their time fighting demons and protecting the innocent."
"Oh, that's too close for comfort," said Phoebe. "Did the Elders know who the author is?"
"No," said Leo. "They can't keep an eye on everyone."
"So what is she?" asked Piper. "A demon? A warlock? Maybe something else we haven't encountered before?"
"She's probably not a demon," said Leo. "They're usually more direct."
"Besides," said Prue, "if she were a demon, why write a book about us? Why not just use what she knows against us?"
"What about a warlock?" asked Phoebe. "She didn't look that old. Maybe she isn't strong enough to fight us. This book might be her way of coming after us without actually risking a confrontation."
"But why this way?" asked Prue. "Getting a book published isn't something you can do overnight? It takes weeks or months. Why go through such a lengthy, complicated process? Why not just contact a demon and give it the information?"
"That may not be an option," said Leo. "Most warlocks are looked down on by demons. They're considered almost second-class citizens in the underworld. It may be that no demon would take her seriously."
"If that's the case," said Piper, "why would we be in any danger? Wouldn't the demons just think it's fiction like everyone else?"
"Once the book is published," said Leo, "your exploits become common knowledge. A demon might recognize how accurate she actually is about those and decide the other information is accurate, too."
"Is she really that accurate?" asked Prue.
"One incident involves the sisters fighting a dream demon," said Leo. "Another involves a wedding where the bride turns out to be a female demon wanting to produce demonic offspring. Another has one of the sisters being attacked by a werewolf and turning into one herself. And still another has one of the sisters falling in love with a warlock and turning him good."
"Creepy," said Phoebe.
"That's pretty accurate," said Piper.
"Some of the specifics are a little different," said Leo, "but overall it's too accurate to be coincidence."
"So," said Prue, "just how does this warlock or whatever she is know so much about us?"
"The Elders don't know that either," said Leo. "They think she may have been watching you for some time. You haven't been exactly low profile some times."
"One thing is for sure," said Piper. "We need to find out who she is and fast. There's no telling when that book is coming out. And as Leo says, once it does, it will be too late to do anything about it."
"What do we do when and if we find her?" asked Phoebe.
"If she's a warlock or demon," said Prue, "we vanquish her."
"What if she isn't?" asked Phoebe. "What if she's just an innocent whose imagination just happens to coincide with what we've been through?"
"That's extremely unlikely," said Leo.
"But not impossible," said Phoebe. "What do we do then?"
"Okay, one step at a time," said Piper. "First, we have to find her. Then we have to determine who or what she is. Then we can decide what to do about it."
"Sounds like a plan to me," said Prue. "Now, let's talk about how we find out who this mystery woman is."
"My boss was none too happy," said Prue, "when I told her I had a family emergency but couldn't tell her what it was "
"This is really important," said Piper. "Leo says we could all be in danger."
"Some of the things this woman lists in her book are too close to be coincidence," said Leo. "It's about three sisters named Hopewell who are witches with unusual powers. They spend their time fighting demons and protecting the innocent."
"Oh, that's too close for comfort," said Phoebe. "Did the Elders know who the author is?"
"No," said Leo. "They can't keep an eye on everyone."
"So what is she?" asked Piper. "A demon? A warlock? Maybe something else we haven't encountered before?"
"She's probably not a demon," said Leo. "They're usually more direct."
"Besides," said Prue, "if she were a demon, why write a book about us? Why not just use what she knows against us?"
"What about a warlock?" asked Phoebe. "She didn't look that old. Maybe she isn't strong enough to fight us. This book might be her way of coming after us without actually risking a confrontation."
"But why this way?" asked Prue. "Getting a book published isn't something you can do overnight? It takes weeks or months. Why go through such a lengthy, complicated process? Why not just contact a demon and give it the information?"
"That may not be an option," said Leo. "Most warlocks are looked down on by demons. They're considered almost second-class citizens in the underworld. It may be that no demon would take her seriously."
"If that's the case," said Piper, "why would we be in any danger? Wouldn't the demons just think it's fiction like everyone else?"
"Once the book is published," said Leo, "your exploits become common knowledge. A demon might recognize how accurate she actually is about those and decide the other information is accurate, too."
"Is she really that accurate?" asked Prue.
"One incident involves the sisters fighting a dream demon," said Leo. "Another involves a wedding where the bride turns out to be a female demon wanting to produce demonic offspring. Another has one of the sisters being attacked by a werewolf and turning into one herself. And still another has one of the sisters falling in love with a warlock and turning him good."
"Creepy," said Phoebe.
"That's pretty accurate," said Piper.
"Some of the specifics are a little different," said Leo, "but overall it's too accurate to be coincidence."
"So," said Prue, "just how does this warlock or whatever she is know so much about us?"
"The Elders don't know that either," said Leo. "They think she may have been watching you for some time. You haven't been exactly low profile some times."
"One thing is for sure," said Piper. "We need to find out who she is and fast. There's no telling when that book is coming out. And as Leo says, once it does, it will be too late to do anything about it."
"What do we do when and if we find her?" asked Phoebe.
"If she's a warlock or demon," said Prue, "we vanquish her."
"What if she isn't?" asked Phoebe. "What if she's just an innocent whose imagination just happens to coincide with what we've been through?"
"That's extremely unlikely," said Leo.
"But not impossible," said Phoebe. "What do we do then?"
"Okay, one step at a time," said Piper. "First, we have to find her. Then we have to determine who or what she is. Then we can decide what to do about it."
"Sounds like a plan to me," said Prue. "Now, let's talk about how we find out who this mystery woman is."