Hey guys!! To those of you I e-mailed, I hope you aren't mad that I didn't
update yesterday. I'm soooo sorry!! Things came up and I couldn't do it.
But, anywho, I have so many reviewers to thank!!
Rowwena: I hope I spelled your name right. LoL. And don't worry. Aragorn is safe........well, for now anyway. :D. Thanks a lot for reviewing and I'm glad that you like the story!
Becky24: Thanks!! I hope that you continue to read!
Angel of Darkness30: I'm writing on this story like mad!! I hope that I can get all of my chapters out pretty quickly. Thanks for reviewing!
Hello Kitty2: I'm really happy that you love this story! I thought it would be really cool to send the Power of Three there and they would have a purpose. Not saying that other story characters have purposes, but nobody has really done anything like this. I hope that you continue to read!!
DRUIDGIRL: Thanks for the encouragement!! I'll keep on typing! Thanks again!
Daisy Princess: My first reviewer!! I'm sorry I can't reveal to you Aragorn's future, but it won't be bad. Or least I hope it won't. LoL. Thanks soooo much for reviewing!!!
Well, I think that covers it. This chapter is a little mysterious, but it's pretty good. I hope.
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~*Chapter 3: A Whitelighter with some secrets isn't good*~
Kenzie bit her lower lip as she looked at her older sister pace the kitchen.
"Are you sure you weren't just...." Kennedy started.
"Just what? Having a wacked out premonition? Look, I know it sounds really, really weird....." Katlin interrupted.
"You're damn right. You're suppose to get visions of Innocents, not characters from a book and movie." Kenzie stated.
Katlin sighed, "Did you ever consider that Aragorn might be our next Innocent?" she asked.
Kenzie looked at her sister in confusion and then turned her gaze to Kennedy.
Katlin sighed heavily again and then sat down at the head of the kitchen table, between Kennedy and Kenzie.
"Look, maybe there really is a Middle-Earth. We have seen and dealt with stranger things." She continued.
There was a silence as the three sisters tumbled over what little facts they had.
Kennedy sighed, "Let's say, hypothetically and for argument's sake, that you are right. Where do we go from here? How do we know that we are really needed there and how are we gonna get there?"
"Well, we weren't given a Whitelighter for nothing, now were we?" Katlin asked.
She then looked upward.
"Brian!" she called.
The other two O'Neil sisters raised their gaze to the ceiling as well.
Nothing happened.
Kennedy raised an eyebrow and looked at Kenzie.
"Brian!" Katlin called again.
Finally, the familiar swirling white and blue lights filled the kitchen as Brian orbed into the room.
"What's up?" he asked.
Kenzie looked at him, confused. He sounded as if he were trying to stay calm.
"Katlin had a premonition." Kennedy answered.
Brian looked over at his girlfriend, "Of...?" he asked timidly.
Now Katlin caught the uneasiness in his voice.
"I saw Aragorn..... a character from the movie we were watching." She replied slowly.
Brian licked his lips, "What happened?" he continued to inquired.
Kennedy saw the suspiciousness in her sisters' faces and crossed her arms as she looked up at him, "A demon was attempting homicide in the first degree."
Brian made a great effort to look surprised.
But, sadly, it didn't work.
The three sisters looked at each other, eyebrows raised.
"Brian, sweetie," Katlin started, looking up at the Whitelighter.
"Yes?" he asked innocently.
"You're hiding something from us." She stated.
Brian laughed slightly, "What are you talking about?"
Katlin looked at him seriously.
The smile on Brian's face slowly faded away.
"I....." he started, but then stopped as he looked at the ceiling.
The O'Neil sisters sighed and looked at each other in defeat.
"They're calling." He stated simply.
He was, of course, referring to The Elders; supreme good beings that ruled what the girls' did. Or at least attempted to rule anyway.
Brian looked down at Katlin, hoping that she would look back up at him with a loving smile, but he didn't get it.
He sighed and then swirled into white lights, quickly leaving the sisters to themselves.
Katlin threw her arms up in the air.
"Well, I tried." She stated.
"Why would he keep secrets from us?" Kennedy started, "Brian tells us everything that goes on up there."
Kenzie bit her lower lip, "Maybe Katlin's vision wasn't a fluke. Maybe there really is something going on and They don't want us to get involved."
Katlin stood and started toward the attic.
"Where are you going?" Kennedy asked as she and Kenzie stood and followed.
"I'm checking the Book of Shadows." Katlin stated.
Kenzie crinkled her eyebrows, "For what? We don't even know what we're up against."
"Well, he looked like one of those ugly things from the movie....." Katlin started, bounding up the stairs.
Kennedy looked over at Kenzie as they started up the stairs, "What?"
"I think she means an orc." Kenzie replied.
"Yep! That was it!" Katlin cried, walking down the hall once she reached the top.
Kenzie and Kennedy sighed and then quickened their pace to catch up with their older sister.
"What does that mean, though? That the demon is some kind of orc?" Kennedy asked.
"No." Katlin replied, bounding up another small staircase and walking into the attic.
She crossed the room to the Book which sat on a small podium near the bay window. Katlin opened it up and began to flip through the pages.
"Then what is he?" Kenzie asked as she and Kennedy stood on either side of her.
"I don't know. But I'm guessing that he has a power to morph into other beings or something." Katlin replied.
Kennedy leaned forward, "Well, it's better than nothing." She stated.
***
Brian orbed back into the manor, a couple hours later, and heaved a great sigh.
"Welcome back, honey." A voice said from behind.
Brian turned and saw the three O'Neil sisters lounging on the wicker couch that sat in the lamp-lit sun room. Katlin smiled slightly at him, holding the Book of Shadows open in her lap.
The Whitelighter stuffed his hands in the back pockets of his jeans and smiled sheepishly, "Hi." He stated.
"What took so long?" Kennedy asked, her arms crossed.
"Oh, it was a big meeting. A lot of things needed to be discussed." Brian replied calmly.
Kennedy looked over at her other sisters and they all nodded.
"Well, what did you talk about?" Kenzie asked.
He took a deep breath, "The usual; the Source, demons, our charges....."
Katlin stood, bringing the open Book toward him, "Were you talking about him?" she asked.
She turned the book and held it up for him to see. The old wrinkled yellow paper had large, curvy writing scrawled on it. At the top, in great big letters were the words "The Changer".
Brian swallowed hard, "Why do you ask?"
Katlin brought the Book back down, "Oh, I don't know. We just think that it was the demon in my premonition."
Brian raised his eyebrow, "Really?"
Katlin closed the Book, "Look, Brian. Just tell us what's going on."
"What are you talking about? Nothing's going on." He replied.
She shook her head, "You are a Whitelighter with secrets. That's not a good thing, Brian. Not when there is a demon possibly threatening an Innocent's life."
"Katlin, if there was an Innocent's life at risk, don't you think that I would tell you; no matter what The Elders said?" Brian asked.
Kenzie sighed. Brian did have a point. She had a feeling that he would tell them.
She caved.
"He's got a point, Katlin." She stated.
Relief seemed to fill Brian's face, "Thank you, Kenzie."
Kenzie stood and grabbed the Book from Katlin, "But that doesn't mean I don't think you're not hiding something." She added.
Brian licked his lips and stared at her.
She tore her eyes from him and looked at Katlin, "I'm going to go up in my room and study up on this thing a little bit. Goodnight."
With that, Kenzie left and headed toward the stairs.
Kennedy stood without a word and followed.
Katlin watched them leave and then looked up at Brian, "I don't what They are having you hide and I don't know why They are making you hide it, but you need to come clean." She stated softly.
With that, she left him standing in the middle of the room.
Brian sighed and looked down at the floor. He closed his eyes. He couldn't believe that he was keeping this from them. It was going to change their lives and he couldn't even tell them.
He sighed again and then disappeared in a whirl of white lights.
***
"They believe it. And they know that I'm hiding something." Brian stated.
He stood in a great room, fog swirling around his feet and legs. The hooded figures in front of him whispered among themselves in a strange language consisting of clicking noises. It was the language of the Whitelighters.
Brian strained to hear, but could make nothing out.
The figures then suddenly stopped.
"Very well, then." the one in the middle stated.
Brian licked his lips, "What should I do? They have every intention of trying to protect the Innocent."
"We can not allow this evil to win. Defeating it will be for the greater good."
"But it will threaten the Power of Three." Another added.
Brian's eyes widen, "Then don't send them. Get someone from that realm to defeat the demon."
"We can not do that. The Charmed Ones have received the premonition. They are destined to protect the One." The first figure replied.
"At the cost of the Power of Three?" Brian asked in disbelief.
"If it is for the greater good, yes." the first stated.
Brian sighed and looked down.
"Go to the youngest. Take her there, but do not tell her anything. If she or any of the others know the risks, they may not go willingly." the second told him.
"Once she is there, report back here. Then you may take the other sisters to her. The Charmed Ones will then have to decided who will stay." the first finished.
Brian looked up at them, "You told me to lie to them and now you are demanding that I take them, against their will, to Middle Earth?" he asked, trying to hide his anger.
"You have already stated that they want to help. We do not think that they are ready to know everything yet. The details they will sort out." The second answered.
"Or die trying!" Brian cried.
"If you can not perform this task, you will be reassigned." Another figure threatened.
Brian's face fell. He hated this. How could They expect him to do this the them? He sighed. He would rather risk the girls being mad at him then never seeing them again.
"All right. I'll do it." he answered.
"Good. You will orb her outside of Imladris. And remember, do not tell her anything." the first stated.
Brian took a deep breath, glared at the figures, and then orbed out of the room.
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Well, I hope that that is pretty interesting. LoL.
Anywho, I just wanna remind ya that if you would like to be on the e-mail list (you get an e-mail which says when I'm going to update and also includes a little preview to the up-coming chapter) drop me a line with your e-mail or just review!!
Next: ~*Chapter 4: Dropping in on Rivendell*~
And I'm excited about it!!! You know why??
*looks around and lowers her voice* Legolas is going to be in the chapter...
LoL.
REVIEW!!!!
Your karma will improve.
Namaarie,
~*Trista*~
But, anywho, I have so many reviewers to thank!!
Rowwena: I hope I spelled your name right. LoL. And don't worry. Aragorn is safe........well, for now anyway. :D. Thanks a lot for reviewing and I'm glad that you like the story!
Becky24: Thanks!! I hope that you continue to read!
Angel of Darkness30: I'm writing on this story like mad!! I hope that I can get all of my chapters out pretty quickly. Thanks for reviewing!
Hello Kitty2: I'm really happy that you love this story! I thought it would be really cool to send the Power of Three there and they would have a purpose. Not saying that other story characters have purposes, but nobody has really done anything like this. I hope that you continue to read!!
DRUIDGIRL: Thanks for the encouragement!! I'll keep on typing! Thanks again!
Daisy Princess: My first reviewer!! I'm sorry I can't reveal to you Aragorn's future, but it won't be bad. Or least I hope it won't. LoL. Thanks soooo much for reviewing!!!
Well, I think that covers it. This chapter is a little mysterious, but it's pretty good. I hope.
_______________________________________________________________________
~*Chapter 3: A Whitelighter with some secrets isn't good*~
Kenzie bit her lower lip as she looked at her older sister pace the kitchen.
"Are you sure you weren't just...." Kennedy started.
"Just what? Having a wacked out premonition? Look, I know it sounds really, really weird....." Katlin interrupted.
"You're damn right. You're suppose to get visions of Innocents, not characters from a book and movie." Kenzie stated.
Katlin sighed, "Did you ever consider that Aragorn might be our next Innocent?" she asked.
Kenzie looked at her sister in confusion and then turned her gaze to Kennedy.
Katlin sighed heavily again and then sat down at the head of the kitchen table, between Kennedy and Kenzie.
"Look, maybe there really is a Middle-Earth. We have seen and dealt with stranger things." She continued.
There was a silence as the three sisters tumbled over what little facts they had.
Kennedy sighed, "Let's say, hypothetically and for argument's sake, that you are right. Where do we go from here? How do we know that we are really needed there and how are we gonna get there?"
"Well, we weren't given a Whitelighter for nothing, now were we?" Katlin asked.
She then looked upward.
"Brian!" she called.
The other two O'Neil sisters raised their gaze to the ceiling as well.
Nothing happened.
Kennedy raised an eyebrow and looked at Kenzie.
"Brian!" Katlin called again.
Finally, the familiar swirling white and blue lights filled the kitchen as Brian orbed into the room.
"What's up?" he asked.
Kenzie looked at him, confused. He sounded as if he were trying to stay calm.
"Katlin had a premonition." Kennedy answered.
Brian looked over at his girlfriend, "Of...?" he asked timidly.
Now Katlin caught the uneasiness in his voice.
"I saw Aragorn..... a character from the movie we were watching." She replied slowly.
Brian licked his lips, "What happened?" he continued to inquired.
Kennedy saw the suspiciousness in her sisters' faces and crossed her arms as she looked up at him, "A demon was attempting homicide in the first degree."
Brian made a great effort to look surprised.
But, sadly, it didn't work.
The three sisters looked at each other, eyebrows raised.
"Brian, sweetie," Katlin started, looking up at the Whitelighter.
"Yes?" he asked innocently.
"You're hiding something from us." She stated.
Brian laughed slightly, "What are you talking about?"
Katlin looked at him seriously.
The smile on Brian's face slowly faded away.
"I....." he started, but then stopped as he looked at the ceiling.
The O'Neil sisters sighed and looked at each other in defeat.
"They're calling." He stated simply.
He was, of course, referring to The Elders; supreme good beings that ruled what the girls' did. Or at least attempted to rule anyway.
Brian looked down at Katlin, hoping that she would look back up at him with a loving smile, but he didn't get it.
He sighed and then swirled into white lights, quickly leaving the sisters to themselves.
Katlin threw her arms up in the air.
"Well, I tried." She stated.
"Why would he keep secrets from us?" Kennedy started, "Brian tells us everything that goes on up there."
Kenzie bit her lower lip, "Maybe Katlin's vision wasn't a fluke. Maybe there really is something going on and They don't want us to get involved."
Katlin stood and started toward the attic.
"Where are you going?" Kennedy asked as she and Kenzie stood and followed.
"I'm checking the Book of Shadows." Katlin stated.
Kenzie crinkled her eyebrows, "For what? We don't even know what we're up against."
"Well, he looked like one of those ugly things from the movie....." Katlin started, bounding up the stairs.
Kennedy looked over at Kenzie as they started up the stairs, "What?"
"I think she means an orc." Kenzie replied.
"Yep! That was it!" Katlin cried, walking down the hall once she reached the top.
Kenzie and Kennedy sighed and then quickened their pace to catch up with their older sister.
"What does that mean, though? That the demon is some kind of orc?" Kennedy asked.
"No." Katlin replied, bounding up another small staircase and walking into the attic.
She crossed the room to the Book which sat on a small podium near the bay window. Katlin opened it up and began to flip through the pages.
"Then what is he?" Kenzie asked as she and Kennedy stood on either side of her.
"I don't know. But I'm guessing that he has a power to morph into other beings or something." Katlin replied.
Kennedy leaned forward, "Well, it's better than nothing." She stated.
***
Brian orbed back into the manor, a couple hours later, and heaved a great sigh.
"Welcome back, honey." A voice said from behind.
Brian turned and saw the three O'Neil sisters lounging on the wicker couch that sat in the lamp-lit sun room. Katlin smiled slightly at him, holding the Book of Shadows open in her lap.
The Whitelighter stuffed his hands in the back pockets of his jeans and smiled sheepishly, "Hi." He stated.
"What took so long?" Kennedy asked, her arms crossed.
"Oh, it was a big meeting. A lot of things needed to be discussed." Brian replied calmly.
Kennedy looked over at her other sisters and they all nodded.
"Well, what did you talk about?" Kenzie asked.
He took a deep breath, "The usual; the Source, demons, our charges....."
Katlin stood, bringing the open Book toward him, "Were you talking about him?" she asked.
She turned the book and held it up for him to see. The old wrinkled yellow paper had large, curvy writing scrawled on it. At the top, in great big letters were the words "The Changer".
Brian swallowed hard, "Why do you ask?"
Katlin brought the Book back down, "Oh, I don't know. We just think that it was the demon in my premonition."
Brian raised his eyebrow, "Really?"
Katlin closed the Book, "Look, Brian. Just tell us what's going on."
"What are you talking about? Nothing's going on." He replied.
She shook her head, "You are a Whitelighter with secrets. That's not a good thing, Brian. Not when there is a demon possibly threatening an Innocent's life."
"Katlin, if there was an Innocent's life at risk, don't you think that I would tell you; no matter what The Elders said?" Brian asked.
Kenzie sighed. Brian did have a point. She had a feeling that he would tell them.
She caved.
"He's got a point, Katlin." She stated.
Relief seemed to fill Brian's face, "Thank you, Kenzie."
Kenzie stood and grabbed the Book from Katlin, "But that doesn't mean I don't think you're not hiding something." She added.
Brian licked his lips and stared at her.
She tore her eyes from him and looked at Katlin, "I'm going to go up in my room and study up on this thing a little bit. Goodnight."
With that, Kenzie left and headed toward the stairs.
Kennedy stood without a word and followed.
Katlin watched them leave and then looked up at Brian, "I don't what They are having you hide and I don't know why They are making you hide it, but you need to come clean." She stated softly.
With that, she left him standing in the middle of the room.
Brian sighed and looked down at the floor. He closed his eyes. He couldn't believe that he was keeping this from them. It was going to change their lives and he couldn't even tell them.
He sighed again and then disappeared in a whirl of white lights.
***
"They believe it. And they know that I'm hiding something." Brian stated.
He stood in a great room, fog swirling around his feet and legs. The hooded figures in front of him whispered among themselves in a strange language consisting of clicking noises. It was the language of the Whitelighters.
Brian strained to hear, but could make nothing out.
The figures then suddenly stopped.
"Very well, then." the one in the middle stated.
Brian licked his lips, "What should I do? They have every intention of trying to protect the Innocent."
"We can not allow this evil to win. Defeating it will be for the greater good."
"But it will threaten the Power of Three." Another added.
Brian's eyes widen, "Then don't send them. Get someone from that realm to defeat the demon."
"We can not do that. The Charmed Ones have received the premonition. They are destined to protect the One." The first figure replied.
"At the cost of the Power of Three?" Brian asked in disbelief.
"If it is for the greater good, yes." the first stated.
Brian sighed and looked down.
"Go to the youngest. Take her there, but do not tell her anything. If she or any of the others know the risks, they may not go willingly." the second told him.
"Once she is there, report back here. Then you may take the other sisters to her. The Charmed Ones will then have to decided who will stay." the first finished.
Brian looked up at them, "You told me to lie to them and now you are demanding that I take them, against their will, to Middle Earth?" he asked, trying to hide his anger.
"You have already stated that they want to help. We do not think that they are ready to know everything yet. The details they will sort out." The second answered.
"Or die trying!" Brian cried.
"If you can not perform this task, you will be reassigned." Another figure threatened.
Brian's face fell. He hated this. How could They expect him to do this the them? He sighed. He would rather risk the girls being mad at him then never seeing them again.
"All right. I'll do it." he answered.
"Good. You will orb her outside of Imladris. And remember, do not tell her anything." the first stated.
Brian took a deep breath, glared at the figures, and then orbed out of the room.
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Well, I hope that that is pretty interesting. LoL.
Anywho, I just wanna remind ya that if you would like to be on the e-mail list (you get an e-mail which says when I'm going to update and also includes a little preview to the up-coming chapter) drop me a line with your e-mail or just review!!
Next: ~*Chapter 4: Dropping in on Rivendell*~
And I'm excited about it!!! You know why??
*looks around and lowers her voice* Legolas is going to be in the chapter...
LoL.
REVIEW!!!!
Your karma will improve.
Namaarie,
~*Trista*~