She's after Chris now, we're positive of that. She seems to rather
impatient to kill him.
She'll head straight for his room when she comes back," Phoebe said when it began to
get dark.
"She's right," said Chris. "I'll stay awake tonight. She isn't past incinerating me while I
sleep, I'm sure of that."
None of the sisters went to bed that night. They all sat watch around the Manor.
They figured that Chris' room was probably the first place Melinda would go, but just in
case, the sisters spread themselves around the house. Paige guarded the
doorway of Chris' room, while Piper sat on the stairs, and Phoebe in the kitchen.
However, the Charmed Ones were wrong. Melinda did return, but this time, she wasn't
after Chris.
She orbed silently into the Manor shortly after the sun dropped behind the horizon.
But instead of throwing fireballs, as the Charmed Ones expected, she entered quietly into
the attic. She remembered this place well, with its organized clutter and its family
heirlooms. Most of all, she remembered the Book of Shadows.
She walked towards the Book, reaching her hand towards it, but suddenly stopped. She
remembered that the Book would not allow evil to touch it. Wyatt hadn't considered her
evil...but what if the Book did? She took a deep breath and decided she had to risk it. She
placed both hands over the pages. So far, so good. She lowered them, let them rest there a
moment, and then wrapped her slim fingers around the cover. She smiled to herself with
satisfaction.
"Let's see the Charmed Ones stop me without their precious Book," she mumbled. "No
spells, no potions. Have fun girls." She slammed the Book shut and orbed out with it
held tightly to her chest.
A strange sound from the attic roused Phoebe from her hiding place. She got up and
quietly ran up the stairs.
She opened the attic door and took a deep breath. She scanned the room. No one was
there, and if they were, they were very good at hiding. She was about to relax when she
realized something was missing.
"Chris! Piper! Paige!"
Three bodies scrambled into the attic at Phoebe's cry.
"What is it? Is she here?" asked Piper.
"No, but she was. She took the Book of Shadows."
The room was silent.
Chris was the first to speak. "This is a problem."
"WHAT? Are you loopy?" exclaimed Piper. "Arrrgh! Of course this is a problem!
This is a BIG problem!!"
Suddenly, a slim arm wrapped itself around Chris' neck and held tight. He felt a sharp
pain in his back as his sister's knee slammed against him. He fell to the ground, and Mel
pinned him with a stiletto heel.
"Wow, Phoebe. I'm amazed you actually fell for my little trap. Oh, this is exciting." She
looked to the Charmed Ones, who didn't dare move. She smiled. "I hate to waste your
time. I promise to be quick." A fireball formed in each hand, but her hand was as far as
they got.
Piper froze Melinda. It took her three tries, but she did it. Chris orbed out from
underneath her. Immediately, the sisters knew what the had to do. Paige grabbed the flask
and gave it a hard tug, breaking the cord. There was a piece of paper wrapped around it.
She nodded to Phoebe, who grabbed the crystals and placed them around Melinda. "I
hope this works," she said.
Suddenly, all three sisters were thrown across the room and into the wall. Chris turned to
look at Melinda, who was still frozen, and trapped inside the crystals. A look of utter
confusion fell over his face.
Piper, Paige, and Phoebe pulled themselves up off the ground. They didn't understand
what had just happened. They, too, saw that Melinda was still frozen.
"Where did that come from?" whispered Phoebe.
Suddenly, Melinda disappeared. She didn't orb, she didn't shimmer, and she was still
frozen. She simply disappeared.
"What the hell is going on?" Piper whispered.
The next few seconds seemed to go by in slow motion. The sisters watched as a fireball
flew across the room, straight towards Chris. Piper was too stunned by what she saw next
to stop it.
Melinda stood in the doorway, the Book in one hand, Wyatt at her feet. The sisters
realized simultaneously that the woman Piper had frozen in the corner wasn't Melinda
at all. She was an astroprojection.
Chris' screams filled Manor as the fireball incinerated him.
She'll head straight for his room when she comes back," Phoebe said when it began to
get dark.
"She's right," said Chris. "I'll stay awake tonight. She isn't past incinerating me while I
sleep, I'm sure of that."
None of the sisters went to bed that night. They all sat watch around the Manor.
They figured that Chris' room was probably the first place Melinda would go, but just in
case, the sisters spread themselves around the house. Paige guarded the
doorway of Chris' room, while Piper sat on the stairs, and Phoebe in the kitchen.
However, the Charmed Ones were wrong. Melinda did return, but this time, she wasn't
after Chris.
She orbed silently into the Manor shortly after the sun dropped behind the horizon.
But instead of throwing fireballs, as the Charmed Ones expected, she entered quietly into
the attic. She remembered this place well, with its organized clutter and its family
heirlooms. Most of all, she remembered the Book of Shadows.
She walked towards the Book, reaching her hand towards it, but suddenly stopped. She
remembered that the Book would not allow evil to touch it. Wyatt hadn't considered her
evil...but what if the Book did? She took a deep breath and decided she had to risk it. She
placed both hands over the pages. So far, so good. She lowered them, let them rest there a
moment, and then wrapped her slim fingers around the cover. She smiled to herself with
satisfaction.
"Let's see the Charmed Ones stop me without their precious Book," she mumbled. "No
spells, no potions. Have fun girls." She slammed the Book shut and orbed out with it
held tightly to her chest.
A strange sound from the attic roused Phoebe from her hiding place. She got up and
quietly ran up the stairs.
She opened the attic door and took a deep breath. She scanned the room. No one was
there, and if they were, they were very good at hiding. She was about to relax when she
realized something was missing.
"Chris! Piper! Paige!"
Three bodies scrambled into the attic at Phoebe's cry.
"What is it? Is she here?" asked Piper.
"No, but she was. She took the Book of Shadows."
The room was silent.
Chris was the first to speak. "This is a problem."
"WHAT? Are you loopy?" exclaimed Piper. "Arrrgh! Of course this is a problem!
This is a BIG problem!!"
Suddenly, a slim arm wrapped itself around Chris' neck and held tight. He felt a sharp
pain in his back as his sister's knee slammed against him. He fell to the ground, and Mel
pinned him with a stiletto heel.
"Wow, Phoebe. I'm amazed you actually fell for my little trap. Oh, this is exciting." She
looked to the Charmed Ones, who didn't dare move. She smiled. "I hate to waste your
time. I promise to be quick." A fireball formed in each hand, but her hand was as far as
they got.
Piper froze Melinda. It took her three tries, but she did it. Chris orbed out from
underneath her. Immediately, the sisters knew what the had to do. Paige grabbed the flask
and gave it a hard tug, breaking the cord. There was a piece of paper wrapped around it.
She nodded to Phoebe, who grabbed the crystals and placed them around Melinda. "I
hope this works," she said.
Suddenly, all three sisters were thrown across the room and into the wall. Chris turned to
look at Melinda, who was still frozen, and trapped inside the crystals. A look of utter
confusion fell over his face.
Piper, Paige, and Phoebe pulled themselves up off the ground. They didn't understand
what had just happened. They, too, saw that Melinda was still frozen.
"Where did that come from?" whispered Phoebe.
Suddenly, Melinda disappeared. She didn't orb, she didn't shimmer, and she was still
frozen. She simply disappeared.
"What the hell is going on?" Piper whispered.
The next few seconds seemed to go by in slow motion. The sisters watched as a fireball
flew across the room, straight towards Chris. Piper was too stunned by what she saw next
to stop it.
Melinda stood in the doorway, the Book in one hand, Wyatt at her feet. The sisters
realized simultaneously that the woman Piper had frozen in the corner wasn't Melinda
at all. She was an astroprojection.
Chris' screams filled Manor as the fireball incinerated him.