Thank you for all the support, my readers! So, thus I continue my fic.
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The 5 Ws
"How did this happen?!!" Sabrina asked back downstairs.
"Now that's the million dollar question." Puck said.
Uncle Jake entered the room out of breath. "I believe…that ...*wheeze*….you owe…me... a million dollars, then, Puck."
"What did you find out?" Daphne asked.
Jake sat down on the couch breathing heavily. "Well, I had a hunch that our doppelganger might have done something else while he was here. So, I checked our magical items and…"
"Of course you did," Henry said referring to Jake's addiction.
Uncle Jake rolled his eyes. "As I was saying before I was so rudely interrupted, I checked the magical items and found out that we have a fairy godmother's wand missing."
"A fairy godmother's wand!" Granny exclaimed, "That would explain how he turned into Puck."
"So, it's not a doppelganger were looking for," Veronica said, "It's a shape shifter!"
"So, we know how he did it, but now this person could be anyone of us!" Sabrina said.
"It's like taking one step forward and two steps back," Red agreed.
Puck perked up. "Not exactly," he said, "I've been talking to my army. There was one thing they told me was strange."
The family leaned in. "Well, the chimps told me that I…er…the shape shifter smelled different than I usually do. Cleaner. But, they could see the dirt on my..er..his body."
"So?" Sabrina said confused.
Daphne, however, caught on to what Puck was saying. "Animals!! Animals can smell better than humans! So, they would be able to tell the difference between someone and the shape shifter!"
"If only Elvis were a few years younger," Granny sighed looking at the pooch.
Elvis was pretty old for a dog. So, all he did most of the time was beg for food and sleep.
Sabrina smiled. "There is one other option," she said looking mischievously at Puck.
"OH NO!!" he protested it is NOT going to happen! NO WAY! NO HOW!!"
"Puck," Sabrina said sweetly, picking up Elvis' collar and leash, "How would you like to go for a walk?"
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"I can't believe that you talked me into this," Puck grumbled in dog form.
"Just keep sniffing," Sabrina told him.
Puck had turned into a dog back at the house. He sniffed around the large rock until he got the shape shifter's scent. They were now walking through town hoping to catch the same scent.
"I don't know what you're whining about," Sabrina said smiling, "You look adorable."
It was true! Puck looked to be a shaggy golden retriever with big brown eyes.
"Sabrina," Puck said, "I'm a guy. Guys don't like to be told that their adorable."
"Technically, you're a dog at the moment."
"Ugh! Can't we at least get something to eat? Look there's the Blue Plate Special!"
"You still need to sniff," Sabrina reminded him.
"There are people to sniff in the Blue Plate Special," Puck said showing a doggy grin.
"Ugh! Fine," She said giving in, "But they don't allow dogs inside."
They went around a corner and took of the color and leash. Slowly, Puck turned back into a twenty-two year old man.
When they entered the Blue Plate saw the usual crowd of Everafters and humans. One thing that they both had in common was that they couldn't resist the greasy diner food. Sabrina could see the usual waitress, Farrah, bustling between tables with orders and food. Sabrina still couldn't believe that this woman was the blue fairy. As soon as Farrah saw the two of them she ushered them to a nearby booth.
"So, what'll you have?" Farrah asked.
Sabrina looked at her menu, "Umm….just blueberry cobbler for me."
"That's all?" Farrah asked surprised.
"Yeah, I'm not really hungry."
Puck shrugged, "I, on the other hand, am very hungry. I'll have ten burgers and fries with five root beers."
"Puck," Sabrina scolded, "We can't pay for all that!"
Farrah laughed. "It's on the house, Sabrina. We're having a Newlyweds' special."
Sabrina sighed, but accepted the free food.
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Back on the road, Puck changed into a dog again and took up the search. He kept his head down sniffing the road ahead. He suddenly snapped up and looked up at Sabrina.
"I've got something," he said.
"You sure?" she asked.
"Oh, yeah.!"
Sabrina bent down and released Puck off of the leash. The fairy/dog ran truly faster than Sabrina had even seen Elvis move in his prime. Sabrina followed him, trying to keep up. Puck didn't stop until they came to the town bank. It had been rebuilt by Mayor Charming a few years ago. Sabrina stopped cold when she saw that they weren't the only people at the bank.
The police surrounded the area with large yellow tape. Puck and Sabrina ignored it as they entered the crime scene. The instantly saw Mr. Canis talking to a young, petite woman with pale blonde hair who was crying. As he saw them approaching, he walked up.
"What happened here?" Sabrina asked.
"A bank robbery. Alice there was the only witness, but she needs to calm down before she tells us anything." He replied, "Did you find any leads on our other suspect?"
"That's why were here," Puck said, "The scent lead us here."
"Okay then," Canis said, "You work on your case, I'll work on mine."
Sabrina looked at the crying woman. She looked familiar. "Is that Alice as in Alice in Wonderland Alice?" she asked.
"Yep," Puck said, "Alice got fed up after the craziness of Wonderland and decided that running a bank in Ferryport Landing would be pretty boring and normal for her."
Puck transformed back into a dog and started to sniff inside of the bank. Sabrina started to look around herself. When she got back to the front of the bank, Mr. Canis and Alice were fighting.
"NO!!" Mr. Canis bellowed, "You're lying!!"
"I'm not!" Alice exclaimed. She seemed frightened of Mr. Canis at the moment.
"Relda Grimm robbed the bank!!" Alice shouted.
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The next morning, Puck left for the police station. He felt sorry for Mr. Canis who had no choice but to arrest the old lady because of the witness' testimony. He couldn't imagine how the old lady was coping in jail.
As he entered the station, Daphne was the first one he saw.
"Marshmallow!" he called out.
"Puck!" she said running towards him, "Where's Sabrina?"
"She stayed home complaining about a headache. I think it's just stress from all of the events."
"I don't know," Daphne said, "Sabrina usually jumps into action. It must be some headache to keep her at home."
Puck shrugged. "Let's concentrate more on the robbery at hand. I can see two scenarios for what happened. #1: the shape shifter transformed into the old lady and he stole the money. #2: Alice is the shape shifter and she made the whole thing up."
"You think Alice might be the shape shifter?" Daphne asked.
"I think the shape shifter was Alice. Not, isAlice," he answered, "Alice is a bit too ditzy to pull off breaking into the house. No, I think that the shape shifter might have turned into Alice at the bank."
"Oh,"
Mr. Canis led them to the cell that they held Relda Grimm in it. Surprisingly, the old lady was sitting on her bed doing crossword puzzles when the family came in.
"Oh! It's so good to see you two!" she said stretching and rushing to the door.
"It's good to see you too, Granny," Daphne said.
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Daphne explained Puck's ideas to Granny as she paced in her cell. Granny listened patiently until Daphne was done to say anything.
"It seems as though we're on the right track. We've got three of the five Ws down," she said.
"The five Ws?" Puck said confused.
"Who, What, When, Where, and Why." Granny explained, "We know the What, the When, and the Where, but not the Who and Why."
"The Who is the tough part Granny," Daphne said, "With that wand, he can be anyone."
"Yeah," Puck agreed.
"Tracking the crook by scent will be best," Granny Relda said, "finding proof for what we say is the troubling part."
"What about the time limit that the wand gives?" Daphne asked.
"We would have to trap the shape shifter with permission, which is hard enough. I also don't believe that the shape shifter will give us a chance to catch them long enough to do so."
"We could try," Daphne said.
"Of course," Granny said smiling, "We can always try."
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"Sabrina!" Puck called out.
He had finally gotten back home from the police station. Puck took off his jacket and shivered.
"It's freezing out there!" he called up.
Puck walked over to the fireplace a breathed into the kindling. He walked upstairs and headed towards the bedroom.
"Sabrina?" he called.
"I'm in here," Sabrina voice called behind him.
Puck turned around to face the bathroom. He hadn't even noticed that the light was on.
"Are you feeling better?" he asked.
"Sort of."
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In fact, Sabrina wasn't feeling better. She felt horrible as she stared into the bathroom sink. Inside of the sink were five stick- like figures. Well, they weren't really figures. They were tests. Stupid tests with little plus signs on each of them.
Sabrina leaned against the wall. Telling Puck something like this was going to be tough.
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