AN: Just to let ya'll know, the big fight starts this chapter. Yes, this fic is going to be shorter than the last one. And, thank you all so much! This fic already has more reviews than the last one, and that is quite a hard thing to do. Thanks so much for reviewing, and please continue!
OTHCharmedFreak - Oh, sorry about the two in the morning thing. I've made the mistake before, and I think we all have. Oh, and you'll see if you're correct this chapter. Thanks!
Gryffindor620 - Conn-thingy? That's really interesting. Yup. Thanks!
andy20 - Thanks!
winter blaze - Thanks!
naiya-isis - Well, I'm sorry, but you might be doing a little more shivering. Thanks!
C. C. McKenna - Oh, thanks so much! Oh so much! Thanks! Yeah, um... thanks. I'm creative, ain't I?
charmedeva - I'm not quite sure on that part, I'll probably ask all you guys. You will see the outcome soon, as that big part is coming up, like, beginning this chapter!
charmed-greek - Oh, thanks so much! I love that my writing is favored! Thanks!
piperleo4eva - Wow, aren't you colorful. Very colorful, extremely colorful. Well, so am I, but that's okay. Thanks!
Now, a chapter 21 of utmost importance...
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"God, this is so infuriating!"
It was the next Saturday, and the eight were at the mysterious house again. They had finally moved on to the next room, which was a sitting room type place. Which was fortunate, as Phoebe really didn't feel like cleaning that day. She was near the end of her new mystery novel, and wasn't going to put it down for anything. The other seven, though, were cleaning.
"What, the cleaning?" Glenn asked Paige, who was the previous speaker. "Yes, that, and the fact that Miss Phoebe here won't do a thing!" Paige yelled. "Shush. Good book." Phoebe said quickly, and flipped the page. Paige rolled her eyes. "God, people wouldn't think that you were an avid reader, but you are. You're so avid it's ridiculous." "Hey, at least she learns information by reading." Piper pointed out. "Yeah, and that's the only way she learns." added Prue. "You guys know I'm still here, right?" Phoebe asked, flipping another page. "And thanks, Piper." she added. Piper slapped her joking 'I'm-better-than-you-are' grin onto her face.
"Anyway," Glenn said, wanting to change the subject. "What's up with the, you know, bad stuff?" he asked, directing his question at the high schoolers. "What do you mean 'What's up'? I mean, we've updated you. There's only been one death since then." Leo said. "Which makes the tally of deaths seven." Piper said. "And that means it's one away from eight... "And that's our number." Paige finished. "Yeah." Piper nodded. "Do you really think the killings will stop then?" Billy asked. "I don't know. But I would SO love to know who it is! I mean, we have no idea!" Paige answered.
"Actually, we kind of do." Andy whispered. The youngest three in the conversation turned to him, eyebrows raised. "What?" they asked. "Well, we, um... think it's Mr. Connel." Leo said, and both Prue and Piper turned their heads away. "What?" Billy asked, mouth open. "We didn't want to worry you guys, it's just..." "It would make a lot of sense." Leo finished for his older brother. "What about the copycat theory?" Glenn asked. "Well, we thought about it, but this killer just knew the exacts." "Like where everything took place, and all the sister facts." "Is there any problem with this theory, though?" Paige asked hopefully.
"Actually, there is." They all turned around and saw that Prue was the speaker. "What?" It was the older boys' turn to asked this now, as they found no fault. "Mr. Connel is still in the maximum security prison." Piper answered. When the others looked at her perplexedly, Prue said "We checked it out. He hasn't escaped, nothing. They've been checking him once every three hours, on the hour, and he's always been there. He can't be it."
The others just continued staring at them. "Then, then..." Glenn started. "Then who could it be?" Andy asked. "We don't know. But, we've basically ruled out everyone." Prue answered, shrugging sadly. "Wow."
Everyone looked for the source of the voice, and it was Phoebe. "What?" Prue asked. "That was a really good ending to the book." Phoebe replied. "Really? What was it?" Piper asked. "I'm not gonna tell you 'cause you might read it." Phoebe said teasingly. "Don't care. Tell me, now." Piper demanded. "Okay, well, apparently, the bad guy in this WAS the convict. It's a long story, but after he came back from his bad deeds, he locked himself back in, so no one knew the difference." Phoebe answered, smiling. "Oh." Piper said, and everyone got back to work.
Suddenly, both Piper and Phoebe's heads snapped up, eyes wide open. They made eye contact, and screamed "OH MY GOD!" Everyone jumped from the sudden outburst. "What's 'oh my god'?" Billy asked. "That's how he did it." Piper whispered. "He went out." Phoebe continued. "And killed." Piper added. "And snuck back in!" they shouted at the same time.
"Okay, your thought train is going really fast, can you slow it down a little?" Glenn asked, rubbing his head. "Mr. Connel! He's been breaking out of jail!" Phoebe shouted. "What? Bu-but how?" Paige asked. "Haven't you listened to a word we've said? He's been breaking out and back in." Piper said. "We need to tell dad." Andy said, whipping out his cell phone. "No, we better do it in person. Let's go." Prue said, and everyone ushered out, Prue following up about five feet behind them.
That was unfortunate, as they did not realize as she was grabbed from behind, and dragged into the secret passageway, not able to make a sound.
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AN: I know this chapter is shorter than others, but that was just a good stopping point. The next one will probably be short to, but there will be another quick update. Don't worry, and please review! This is after a song by the Goo Goo Dolls. I know, I don't do repeats, but this was a really good name for this chapter!
OTHCharmedFreak - Oh, sorry about the two in the morning thing. I've made the mistake before, and I think we all have. Oh, and you'll see if you're correct this chapter. Thanks!
Gryffindor620 - Conn-thingy? That's really interesting. Yup. Thanks!
andy20 - Thanks!
winter blaze - Thanks!
naiya-isis - Well, I'm sorry, but you might be doing a little more shivering. Thanks!
C. C. McKenna - Oh, thanks so much! Oh so much! Thanks! Yeah, um... thanks. I'm creative, ain't I?
charmedeva - I'm not quite sure on that part, I'll probably ask all you guys. You will see the outcome soon, as that big part is coming up, like, beginning this chapter!
charmed-greek - Oh, thanks so much! I love that my writing is favored! Thanks!
piperleo4eva - Wow, aren't you colorful. Very colorful, extremely colorful. Well, so am I, but that's okay. Thanks!
Now, a chapter 21 of utmost importance...
T:T:T:T
"God, this is so infuriating!"
It was the next Saturday, and the eight were at the mysterious house again. They had finally moved on to the next room, which was a sitting room type place. Which was fortunate, as Phoebe really didn't feel like cleaning that day. She was near the end of her new mystery novel, and wasn't going to put it down for anything. The other seven, though, were cleaning.
"What, the cleaning?" Glenn asked Paige, who was the previous speaker. "Yes, that, and the fact that Miss Phoebe here won't do a thing!" Paige yelled. "Shush. Good book." Phoebe said quickly, and flipped the page. Paige rolled her eyes. "God, people wouldn't think that you were an avid reader, but you are. You're so avid it's ridiculous." "Hey, at least she learns information by reading." Piper pointed out. "Yeah, and that's the only way she learns." added Prue. "You guys know I'm still here, right?" Phoebe asked, flipping another page. "And thanks, Piper." she added. Piper slapped her joking 'I'm-better-than-you-are' grin onto her face.
"Anyway," Glenn said, wanting to change the subject. "What's up with the, you know, bad stuff?" he asked, directing his question at the high schoolers. "What do you mean 'What's up'? I mean, we've updated you. There's only been one death since then." Leo said. "Which makes the tally of deaths seven." Piper said. "And that means it's one away from eight... "And that's our number." Paige finished. "Yeah." Piper nodded. "Do you really think the killings will stop then?" Billy asked. "I don't know. But I would SO love to know who it is! I mean, we have no idea!" Paige answered.
"Actually, we kind of do." Andy whispered. The youngest three in the conversation turned to him, eyebrows raised. "What?" they asked. "Well, we, um... think it's Mr. Connel." Leo said, and both Prue and Piper turned their heads away. "What?" Billy asked, mouth open. "We didn't want to worry you guys, it's just..." "It would make a lot of sense." Leo finished for his older brother. "What about the copycat theory?" Glenn asked. "Well, we thought about it, but this killer just knew the exacts." "Like where everything took place, and all the sister facts." "Is there any problem with this theory, though?" Paige asked hopefully.
"Actually, there is." They all turned around and saw that Prue was the speaker. "What?" It was the older boys' turn to asked this now, as they found no fault. "Mr. Connel is still in the maximum security prison." Piper answered. When the others looked at her perplexedly, Prue said "We checked it out. He hasn't escaped, nothing. They've been checking him once every three hours, on the hour, and he's always been there. He can't be it."
The others just continued staring at them. "Then, then..." Glenn started. "Then who could it be?" Andy asked. "We don't know. But, we've basically ruled out everyone." Prue answered, shrugging sadly. "Wow."
Everyone looked for the source of the voice, and it was Phoebe. "What?" Prue asked. "That was a really good ending to the book." Phoebe replied. "Really? What was it?" Piper asked. "I'm not gonna tell you 'cause you might read it." Phoebe said teasingly. "Don't care. Tell me, now." Piper demanded. "Okay, well, apparently, the bad guy in this WAS the convict. It's a long story, but after he came back from his bad deeds, he locked himself back in, so no one knew the difference." Phoebe answered, smiling. "Oh." Piper said, and everyone got back to work.
Suddenly, both Piper and Phoebe's heads snapped up, eyes wide open. They made eye contact, and screamed "OH MY GOD!" Everyone jumped from the sudden outburst. "What's 'oh my god'?" Billy asked. "That's how he did it." Piper whispered. "He went out." Phoebe continued. "And killed." Piper added. "And snuck back in!" they shouted at the same time.
"Okay, your thought train is going really fast, can you slow it down a little?" Glenn asked, rubbing his head. "Mr. Connel! He's been breaking out of jail!" Phoebe shouted. "What? Bu-but how?" Paige asked. "Haven't you listened to a word we've said? He's been breaking out and back in." Piper said. "We need to tell dad." Andy said, whipping out his cell phone. "No, we better do it in person. Let's go." Prue said, and everyone ushered out, Prue following up about five feet behind them.
That was unfortunate, as they did not realize as she was grabbed from behind, and dragged into the secret passageway, not able to make a sound.
T:T:T:T
AN: I know this chapter is shorter than others, but that was just a good stopping point. The next one will probably be short to, but there will be another quick update. Don't worry, and please review! This is after a song by the Goo Goo Dolls. I know, I don't do repeats, but this was a really good name for this chapter!