Somewhere else...
"She won't last," A figure said. "She can't come to me in time,"
Another figure bowed. "I am sorry, Miss. Shall I send a sign?"
The figure shook her head sadly. "The marking is advancing. I doubt she'll make it.
Ally
I opened my eyes, sunlight coming in. I blinked a couple of times. I realized I was in a small room, on a mattress. To my side was a flower blossom shaped in glass, with a tree sapling of gold in the middle, dangling a pearl. It was filled with water.
I reached out to drink it, but the door swung open. It was Will.
"No! Don't drink that!" He suddenly acted like we were in slow motion.
I turned bright red, then furious. "HOW ON EARTH DID YOU KNOW THAT I WAS GONNA DRINK THIS?!?!"
Will stopped, and looked down. "Me and Keesa were gonna make sure you were ok.... there's a window in your room, ya know?" He waved his hands. "This is the hospital part of my house. Pretty rich for 12, huh?"
I didn't say anything. "You live here by yourself?"
Will nodded happily. "Yep! Pretty sweet for a youngster!" He stuck his tongue out at me as Keesa walked in.
She glared at Will. "GET OUTTA HERE!"
Will did his innocent face... but then I noticed something weird. His eyes weren't regular eyes... he looked like he was in a manga! I turned my head. So did Keesa!
"Uh," I mumbled. "Please excuse me."
I jumped out of the bed and calmly walked outside. Once I was out of sight, I darted into the bathroom, looking at the mirror.
My skin was more slender, and my hair looked so silky and smooth. My eyes were big and purple, just like in an anime or manga. I looked so unrealistic... this couldn't be happening!
I walked outside of the room. Keesa was standing there. "What's wrong?"
"I'm sorry," I nodded. "When you're in here, you become more different than my world." I gave out a chuckle. Suddenly, my palms were holding fire.
"Ack!" I exclaimed.
Will came into the scene. Him and Keesa exchanged glances.
"Will's gonna show you something," Keesa said. "It's an attempt to help your curse."
Will grabbed my wrist with his hand and dragged me across the floor. He stopped at two large metal doors.
"Ow," I softly said. Then I stood up, dusting myself off. "What's in there?"
"Ancestors have passed it down generation to generation. We haven't found any use for it, but it could help control you." Will answered.
I tilted my head, and Will pushed the doors open. There stood a glass case, hanging a necklace. "Whoa," I said.
The necklace was plain and silver. But on it, was a decent ruby. A flame was moving rapidly inside the gem. It was so creepy, yet cool.
"Why couldn't I drink the water from the glass sapling?" I suddenly asked. "That was peculiar."
"It's nothing." Will replied, almost immediately. Then he pressed a flashing green button, and the case opened. Keesa came in with a tray of unicorn tea, and placed it down. Then, she took the necklace and handed it to me.
"What does this necklace do?" I asked, flinging it around my neck. Then, I saw the visions of the phoenix and the fiery blossoms. I covered my head with my arms, trying to make it go away. As it ended, I suddenly knew what it does.
"The fire of my heart." I said. "It controls the fire of my heart."
"Correct," Keesa nodded, and we all took a cup of the unicorn tea.
"What happened to the Kage?" I asked, after taking a sip.
"Chef scared them away with a rocket launcher." Keesa said.
I kept being bugged by the glass tree, and the visions. "And it's still odd how I can't drink the water from that antique."
Keesa sighed. Then she took my arm. "Where's your mark?"
I showed her my palm. Then, my heart stopped. The mark: (❂) had turned more complex, that looked like this: (✑❂) overlapping each other. It was beginning to look all creepy.
"The necklace can harness your fire power, and will hopefully give us more time." Keesa explained. "And the water is pure. Since you are becoming like fire, you cannot drink pure water."
"What about freshwater?"
"That's fine, because it isn't pure." Keesa answered.
I looked down at my unicorn tea, then my mark. I sighed. I wish mom and dad were here. I wish I never had to do this thing! I wish I was back at that place, except the hobo wasn't there. I wish that I could go back to that mysterious little house, and try to attempt to see it on the inside!
"It's fine," Keesa told me. "It's fine. Soon this will all be over."
"Thanks," I said, and Will huffed.
"Inside the car." He ordered.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Chapter IV
Ally
I held my breath as the doorknob slowly twisted open, eerily and ominously, revealing that no one had opened the door.
Chef lifted me up into the house, along with Keesa. It was just one single, plain room... with a ornate mirror.
"This is it?" I asked. "Where's Mr. Soldier? To scared to face a gir..."
Two gloved hands reached out of the mirror and one covered my mouth, making me get cut off. The other one pulled me into the mirror.
I groaned, and sat up. What just happened? I felt cold and damp. My eyes slowly adjusted to the dark. There was a small waterfall and a miniature stream... there was a red sofa with a person on it.
"Ack!" I jerked.
The lights turned on, revealing a boy. His head was turned down, with glossy brown hair. He wore a cloth suit covered in soot, that hung a single gun. His gloves were tattered.
"The name's Will Samton." The boy peered at me with intense blue eyes. "Why have you come?"
"Um... uh..." I stammered. For a boy, that's really creepy. A boy as a soldier? A boy who can grab people from mirrors? CREEPY!
Suddenly, Will began to crack up. His face turned red, than purple. "Loosen up, will ya?"
I just stared at him.
"It's alright, don't sweat it!"
Will suddenly went to the waterfall, and pulled out Keesa. "Hello, Keesa!" He said.
Keesa spit out a mouthful of water. She glared at Will. "No thanks. I'd rather not say hello to you."
Will frowned. I blinked. "What just happened?"
"Will's my cousin." Keesa explained. "And he can pull off pranks. Unfortunately, you got affected." She glared at Will. "And his pranks are cheap and selfish."
"HYAAAHH!"
Will tried to do a karate move, but Keesa blocked it with her arm, clenching her teeth. "STOP IT!" Keesa gave Will a hard look, and he stopped.
"Alright." Will said. "Why have you come?" He placed a hand on his gun.
"My name's Ally Skyheart." I responded. I showed him my marking, my curse. His eyes widened. "I need plenty of allies. Just one more. Will you join us?"
Will thought for a moment. "No."
Keesa ran up to Will, and smacked his face. "Why. Not?"
Will rubbed his cheek. "I won't join you until little miss Ally here battles me."
"What?" I asked, completely shocked.
"It's time to prove your power, cursed heroine. Despicable human." Will taunted, and pulled out his gun.
The furniture went away, and Keesa was pinned to the wall, which turned into a little glass room. She put two hands on the window.
"No!"
The stream and waterfall expanded, becoming more wilder. The roots that dangled from above got thicker, and grew nasty thorns. The ground was dotted with boulders stuck in ground. I weakly took out my sword, feeling faint.
Will fired his gun, but bounced off my sword in luck. I could only hold my breath.
"Fight!" Will laughed. "Aren't you a reincarnation of Rina? You've brought dishonor to her! Ha!"
Suddenly, I saw visions of the fiery blossoms and the single phoenix. It got intensely hot, but then I saw Will standing still, my vision outlined in fire. I raised my sword and charged at him.
Will blocked the blow with his gun, which got chopped in half. The visions of fire went away. I could hear my heart's beating echo away.
"Oh my gosh!" Will exclaimed. He looked down at me, flabbergasted. "Are you ok?"
I noticed around me was a circular blast of ash. The smell of smoke hung in the air. My sword's blade had some rising out of it.
"I'm... I'm fine." I mumbled, which was a lie. Then, I managed to close my eyes and fall onto the grassy ground.
I held my breath as the doorknob slowly twisted open, eerily and ominously, revealing that no one had opened the door.
Chef lifted me up into the house, along with Keesa. It was just one single, plain room... with a ornate mirror.
"This is it?" I asked. "Where's Mr. Soldier? To scared to face a gir..."
Two gloved hands reached out of the mirror and one covered my mouth, making me get cut off. The other one pulled me into the mirror.
I groaned, and sat up. What just happened? I felt cold and damp. My eyes slowly adjusted to the dark. There was a small waterfall and a miniature stream... there was a red sofa with a person on it.
"Ack!" I jerked.
The lights turned on, revealing a boy. His head was turned down, with glossy brown hair. He wore a cloth suit covered in soot, that hung a single gun. His gloves were tattered.
"The name's Will Samton." The boy peered at me with intense blue eyes. "Why have you come?"
"Um... uh..." I stammered. For a boy, that's really creepy. A boy as a soldier? A boy who can grab people from mirrors? CREEPY!
Suddenly, Will began to crack up. His face turned red, than purple. "Loosen up, will ya?"
I just stared at him.
"It's alright, don't sweat it!"
Will suddenly went to the waterfall, and pulled out Keesa. "Hello, Keesa!" He said.
Keesa spit out a mouthful of water. She glared at Will. "No thanks. I'd rather not say hello to you."
Will frowned. I blinked. "What just happened?"
"Will's my cousin." Keesa explained. "And he can pull off pranks. Unfortunately, you got affected." She glared at Will. "And his pranks are cheap and selfish."
"HYAAAHH!"
Will tried to do a karate move, but Keesa blocked it with her arm, clenching her teeth. "STOP IT!" Keesa gave Will a hard look, and he stopped.
"Alright." Will said. "Why have you come?" He placed a hand on his gun.
"My name's Ally Skyheart." I responded. I showed him my marking, my curse. His eyes widened. "I need plenty of allies. Just one more. Will you join us?"
Will thought for a moment. "No."
Keesa ran up to Will, and smacked his face. "Why. Not?"
Will rubbed his cheek. "I won't join you until little miss Ally here battles me."
"What?" I asked, completely shocked.
"It's time to prove your power, cursed heroine. Despicable human." Will taunted, and pulled out his gun.
The furniture went away, and Keesa was pinned to the wall, which turned into a little glass room. She put two hands on the window.
"No!"
The stream and waterfall expanded, becoming more wilder. The roots that dangled from above got thicker, and grew nasty thorns. The ground was dotted with boulders stuck in ground. I weakly took out my sword, feeling faint.
Will fired his gun, but bounced off my sword in luck. I could only hold my breath.
"Fight!" Will laughed. "Aren't you a reincarnation of Rina? You've brought dishonor to her! Ha!"
Suddenly, I saw visions of the fiery blossoms and the single phoenix. It got intensely hot, but then I saw Will standing still, my vision outlined in fire. I raised my sword and charged at him.
Will blocked the blow with his gun, which got chopped in half. The visions of fire went away. I could hear my heart's beating echo away.
"Oh my gosh!" Will exclaimed. He looked down at me, flabbergasted. "Are you ok?"
I noticed around me was a circular blast of ash. The smell of smoke hung in the air. My sword's blade had some rising out of it.
"I'm... I'm fine." I mumbled, which was a lie. Then, I managed to close my eyes and fall onto the grassy ground.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Chapter III
Ally
I realized it was nighttime.
"That was quick." I remarked. "Nighttime already?"
"Yes, but we musn't linger here any longer," Keesa said. She picked up the ancient scroll, fragile and crinkling. "The shadow wolves here are dangerous beings. They're called Kage. They have no hearts, and they can trick you by morphing into humans. Kage love doing that at night."
"Where do we have to go?" I asked, jumping up and down.
"To the Pizzeria. Chef is kind. He can lead us to his son. His son's a soldier. That'll help us more with offense on our way." Keesa answered. Then, we heard howling. "Quickly! Go straight!"
I blinked, partially stunned. The town looked like a completely different place in the dark. I ran blind, jumping over fallen goods and loose rocks.
"I hear yapping!" I called out, hearing barks.
"Just keep going!" Keesa said.
I ran, and slid on a stick. Then I dodged a low stand's wooden frame. I skidded to a halt as I saw glaring eyes as yellow as a topaz, feeling a small bump from Keesa.
"Don't move." Keesa ordered.
The Kage stepped out of the shadows, revealing rough black fur, and chains wrapped around them. I felt for my sword, but a Kage growled at me, snarling, showing stained teeth.
One of the wolves began to morph into a little boy, showing innocent eyes. "Please don't hurt us," He said in a sweet voice. "I'm too wittle."
I gasped, but Keesa took out a gun and shot him, who yipped and morphed back into a Kage, except dead.
"Kage's trick you." She reminded.
Then, the Kage began to growl, and lunged at us with sharp teeth as I squeezed my eyes shut. Then, a light blue force pushed them back, and slammed them onto the ground. I opened my eyes, astonished. Keesa was struggling to keep the shield open.
"Run, heroine!"
I ran in the circle, that began to act like a hamster ball. Kage attacked, but got ran over by the strong force. We crushed crates, the fruits being mashed up, and the shield exploded into psychic fragments. Keesa escorted me into the pizzeria, then shut and locked the door. A fat man wearing a stained white apron and fluffy hat walked in, surprised. It was Chef.
"You can put your hood down," Keesa whispered, and I did as I was told.
"Human," Chef exclaimed in a slow voice.
"Duh!" I said, a little agitated. I was sick and tired of being called 'Human'. It made me feel like a terrorist, if you know what I mean.
"I am sincerely sorry," Chef bowed, his fat belly shaking like a bowl of jelly. "What do you want?"
"We need you to lead you to your son," Keesa answered. "We seek him for assistance."
"Aye," Chef answered. "Follow me."
Chef led us through a door that said Employes Only, revealing a huge garden that had trees growing various kinds of pizza. The fountains were squirting out beverages, like soda, juice, or slushies. At the very end of the garden was a car, and a garage door.
"Quickly!"
I whirled around, seeing Kage flooding the garden. They had clawed the door open. We ran into the car, Chef taking the driver's seat. He locked the car doors, and pressed a button. The garage door slowly opened, revealing more Kage.
"AHHH!" Me and Keesa screamed.
Drool was slowly coming down on the windows. Among the drool were patches of fur.
"We're getting out of here!" Chef stepped on the gas pedal, and we zoomed out of the ambush of Kage.
I turned around, seeing more Kage chasing after us. I looked straight, seeing a truck.
"MOVE!" I shrieked, and Chef swerved wildly to the right. I buckled my seat belt, feeling my heart racing. If this was fake, this would be an awesome roller coaster ride.
Chef then swerved to the left as Kage came into view. Then, a huge Kage pounded on the windshield, and jumped off as we skidded in circles.
"I'm getting dizzy," Keesa groaned.
Then, we stopped circling, teetering on a cliff.
"Don't move," Chef ordered.
The bloodthirsty wolves flooded the hood of the car. They jumped off the car as we barreled down the cliff, which was nearly steep.
"AHHHH!!!!!" We all screamed. Then we stopped, being caught by a thick root that was wider than the car. I covered my ears as the tires popped. Keesa fainted from fear.
"We at son's house," Chef pointed to a large tree house on other large roots.
I realized it was nighttime.
"That was quick." I remarked. "Nighttime already?"
"Yes, but we musn't linger here any longer," Keesa said. She picked up the ancient scroll, fragile and crinkling. "The shadow wolves here are dangerous beings. They're called Kage. They have no hearts, and they can trick you by morphing into humans. Kage love doing that at night."
"Where do we have to go?" I asked, jumping up and down.
"To the Pizzeria. Chef is kind. He can lead us to his son. His son's a soldier. That'll help us more with offense on our way." Keesa answered. Then, we heard howling. "Quickly! Go straight!"
I blinked, partially stunned. The town looked like a completely different place in the dark. I ran blind, jumping over fallen goods and loose rocks.
"I hear yapping!" I called out, hearing barks.
"Just keep going!" Keesa said.
I ran, and slid on a stick. Then I dodged a low stand's wooden frame. I skidded to a halt as I saw glaring eyes as yellow as a topaz, feeling a small bump from Keesa.
"Don't move." Keesa ordered.
The Kage stepped out of the shadows, revealing rough black fur, and chains wrapped around them. I felt for my sword, but a Kage growled at me, snarling, showing stained teeth.
One of the wolves began to morph into a little boy, showing innocent eyes. "Please don't hurt us," He said in a sweet voice. "I'm too wittle."
I gasped, but Keesa took out a gun and shot him, who yipped and morphed back into a Kage, except dead.
"Kage's trick you." She reminded.
Then, the Kage began to growl, and lunged at us with sharp teeth as I squeezed my eyes shut. Then, a light blue force pushed them back, and slammed them onto the ground. I opened my eyes, astonished. Keesa was struggling to keep the shield open.
"Run, heroine!"
I ran in the circle, that began to act like a hamster ball. Kage attacked, but got ran over by the strong force. We crushed crates, the fruits being mashed up, and the shield exploded into psychic fragments. Keesa escorted me into the pizzeria, then shut and locked the door. A fat man wearing a stained white apron and fluffy hat walked in, surprised. It was Chef.
"You can put your hood down," Keesa whispered, and I did as I was told.
"Human," Chef exclaimed in a slow voice.
"Duh!" I said, a little agitated. I was sick and tired of being called 'Human'. It made me feel like a terrorist, if you know what I mean.
"I am sincerely sorry," Chef bowed, his fat belly shaking like a bowl of jelly. "What do you want?"
"We need you to lead you to your son," Keesa answered. "We seek him for assistance."
"Aye," Chef answered. "Follow me."
Chef led us through a door that said Employes Only, revealing a huge garden that had trees growing various kinds of pizza. The fountains were squirting out beverages, like soda, juice, or slushies. At the very end of the garden was a car, and a garage door.
"Quickly!"
I whirled around, seeing Kage flooding the garden. They had clawed the door open. We ran into the car, Chef taking the driver's seat. He locked the car doors, and pressed a button. The garage door slowly opened, revealing more Kage.
"AHHH!" Me and Keesa screamed.
Drool was slowly coming down on the windows. Among the drool were patches of fur.
"We're getting out of here!" Chef stepped on the gas pedal, and we zoomed out of the ambush of Kage.
I turned around, seeing more Kage chasing after us. I looked straight, seeing a truck.
"MOVE!" I shrieked, and Chef swerved wildly to the right. I buckled my seat belt, feeling my heart racing. If this was fake, this would be an awesome roller coaster ride.
Chef then swerved to the left as Kage came into view. Then, a huge Kage pounded on the windshield, and jumped off as we skidded in circles.
"I'm getting dizzy," Keesa groaned.
Then, we stopped circling, teetering on a cliff.
"Don't move," Chef ordered.
The bloodthirsty wolves flooded the hood of the car. They jumped off the car as we barreled down the cliff, which was nearly steep.
"AHHHH!!!!!" We all screamed. Then we stopped, being caught by a thick root that was wider than the car. I covered my ears as the tires popped. Keesa fainted from fear.
"We at son's house," Chef pointed to a large tree house on other large roots.
Monday, December 26, 2011
Chapter II
Ally
I blinked in the sunlight. How busy it was! The dirt streets were being filled with traders and caravans. Dust clouds was thrown up. There were stands with light, dyed cloth as a roof, with bookshelves
"And blangers?" A trader showed me necklaces. I quickly looked down, shaking my head.
"I'd rather not." Keesa said.
"Ah, it's the 13 year old Keesa, finally out of her little house!" The trader said.
"Shut. Your. Mouth." Keesa hissed.
Keesa rushed me into the road. Just then, drums were banging loudly. All the people stopped.
"Make way, for the soldiers have returned!" A man shouted.
The people split up into one side of the road. 5 golden caravans were strolling along.
"What's happening?" I asked.
"The soldiers are back from their raid. They were attacking a small part of the Unborne. For the first in 20 battles, they were successful." Keesa said.
"Oh," I said. Maybe other people could attack the Unborne instead of me! After all, the soldiers were successful.
"But they can't stop the Demon Lord." Keesa said, as if reading my mind. "No one but only the ones that are human can stop the Demon Lord."
"But I'm normal!" I said.
"Shush, now." Keesa said. "We must cross quickly."
We ran quietly through the streets, and tumbled into a building. "Ow." I murmured.
Keesa shut the door, and covered it with a curtain, making it pitch dark. A single candle was flickering on a table, but no one has lit it.
"Come forth, chosen one." An elderly, yet ghostly voice said. I turned my head, and saw a transparent, floating lady hovering slightly above the ground. "No need to fear me."
I put down my hood, and slowly walked towards the table. My hands were shaking. The shaman was a freaking ghost.
"Why have you come, heroine?" The shaman said. She put a stick into the candle's fire. Putting the stick back out, a wisp of smoke twisted to the ceiling slowly. The air suddenly smelled like sweet honeysuckle.
"I'm cursed." I said. I showed her the marking. The shaman's eyes widened. "By fire. And I can't understand my name. I forgot it."
"Now that we can fix." The shaman took out a blood red berry. "Humans always forget who they are. It increases the more they hang around here."
She was right. I forgot who or where my parents were. I forgot my age and last name.
"You must first eat the food of here to remember." The shaman said. She placed the berry into my hand. "Quickly, now."
I chewed the berry slowly. It tasted sweet, and energizing. I finally remembered where my parents were. Still at the meeting, hopefully. "My name is Ally Skyheart." I said, feeling braver.
"Ally the chosen one," The shaman said. "It is time to see what you're Fate is."
"Fate?"
"Your quest to complete." Keesa responded.
The shaman took the smoke and pressed it down into a glass orb. She placed it onto the table. "May kah buh diya. SACKA TOOM FRAS!" The orb lit up. There were pictures of a clock, and the marking growing more advanced the more time passed. Then, it stopped after 7 days. It showed the mark looking really creepy. Then it showed a person turning into a demonic, four-legged creature. Then it showed the clock again, starting at Day 1. Then, instead of turning into a monster, it showed the person turning into ice, with a fire flicking in it. The orb lastly showed a phoenix on top of a volcano, before turning back into a dull color.
"This is ominous." The shaman said. "You must go to the phoenix in 7 days. Your mark will advance, as it goes along. But when you don't reach her in 7 days, you will turn into the prize of the Unborne. But, if you succeed before the 7th day, you will turn into a flaming ice, and gain eternal life."
"As what?" I coughed. I sat straight as she glared at me. "I mean, why would I turn into a prize of those Unbornes?"
"Because," The shaman said. "The Unborne want you. Humans are very powerful in here. They want your power to manipulate you to destroy everything. And if you're a monster, even better."
"Well what can I do? I'm a terrible puncher. Or kicker." I said.
The shaman stood up, and walked to a visible shelf. She took a sheathed sword, and gave it to me, with a sword belt. I unsheathed the sword, and saw that the blade was made out of silver. My reflection was clearly on it, as if it were a mirror. The hilt of the sword was golden, with a dragon curved around it, opening it's mouth to roar. Inside the dragon's mouth was a small, red ruby.
"I've been waiting for someone to complete this other task." The shaman said. "Now go!"
A strong wind was beginning to blow me and Keesa out of the building.
"Wait!" I said, sheathing my sword and tossing my hood up. "Where's the phoenix' volcano?"
"You must figure it out!" The shaman mysteriously said, before we got tossed out of the door, along with a scroll.
I blinked in the sunlight. How busy it was! The dirt streets were being filled with traders and caravans. Dust clouds was thrown up. There were stands with light, dyed cloth as a roof, with bookshelves
"And blangers?" A trader showed me necklaces. I quickly looked down, shaking my head.
"I'd rather not." Keesa said.
"Ah, it's the 13 year old Keesa, finally out of her little house!" The trader said.
"Shut. Your. Mouth." Keesa hissed.
Keesa rushed me into the road. Just then, drums were banging loudly. All the people stopped.
"Make way, for the soldiers have returned!" A man shouted.
The people split up into one side of the road. 5 golden caravans were strolling along.
"What's happening?" I asked.
"The soldiers are back from their raid. They were attacking a small part of the Unborne. For the first in 20 battles, they were successful." Keesa said.
"Oh," I said. Maybe other people could attack the Unborne instead of me! After all, the soldiers were successful.
"But they can't stop the Demon Lord." Keesa said, as if reading my mind. "No one but only the ones that are human can stop the Demon Lord."
"But I'm normal!" I said.
"Shush, now." Keesa said. "We must cross quickly."
We ran quietly through the streets, and tumbled into a building. "Ow." I murmured.
Keesa shut the door, and covered it with a curtain, making it pitch dark. A single candle was flickering on a table, but no one has lit it.
"Come forth, chosen one." An elderly, yet ghostly voice said. I turned my head, and saw a transparent, floating lady hovering slightly above the ground. "No need to fear me."
I put down my hood, and slowly walked towards the table. My hands were shaking. The shaman was a freaking ghost.
"Why have you come, heroine?" The shaman said. She put a stick into the candle's fire. Putting the stick back out, a wisp of smoke twisted to the ceiling slowly. The air suddenly smelled like sweet honeysuckle.
"I'm cursed." I said. I showed her the marking. The shaman's eyes widened. "By fire. And I can't understand my name. I forgot it."
"Now that we can fix." The shaman took out a blood red berry. "Humans always forget who they are. It increases the more they hang around here."
She was right. I forgot who or where my parents were. I forgot my age and last name.
"You must first eat the food of here to remember." The shaman said. She placed the berry into my hand. "Quickly, now."
I chewed the berry slowly. It tasted sweet, and energizing. I finally remembered where my parents were. Still at the meeting, hopefully. "My name is Ally Skyheart." I said, feeling braver.
"Ally the chosen one," The shaman said. "It is time to see what you're Fate is."
"Fate?"
"Your quest to complete." Keesa responded.
The shaman took the smoke and pressed it down into a glass orb. She placed it onto the table. "May kah buh diya. SACKA TOOM FRAS!" The orb lit up. There were pictures of a clock, and the marking growing more advanced the more time passed. Then, it stopped after 7 days. It showed the mark looking really creepy. Then it showed a person turning into a demonic, four-legged creature. Then it showed the clock again, starting at Day 1. Then, instead of turning into a monster, it showed the person turning into ice, with a fire flicking in it. The orb lastly showed a phoenix on top of a volcano, before turning back into a dull color.
"This is ominous." The shaman said. "You must go to the phoenix in 7 days. Your mark will advance, as it goes along. But when you don't reach her in 7 days, you will turn into the prize of the Unborne. But, if you succeed before the 7th day, you will turn into a flaming ice, and gain eternal life."
"As what?" I coughed. I sat straight as she glared at me. "I mean, why would I turn into a prize of those Unbornes?"
"Because," The shaman said. "The Unborne want you. Humans are very powerful in here. They want your power to manipulate you to destroy everything. And if you're a monster, even better."
"Well what can I do? I'm a terrible puncher. Or kicker." I said.
The shaman stood up, and walked to a visible shelf. She took a sheathed sword, and gave it to me, with a sword belt. I unsheathed the sword, and saw that the blade was made out of silver. My reflection was clearly on it, as if it were a mirror. The hilt of the sword was golden, with a dragon curved around it, opening it's mouth to roar. Inside the dragon's mouth was a small, red ruby.
"I've been waiting for someone to complete this other task." The shaman said. "Now go!"
A strong wind was beginning to blow me and Keesa out of the building.
"Wait!" I said, sheathing my sword and tossing my hood up. "Where's the phoenix' volcano?"
"You must figure it out!" The shaman mysteriously said, before we got tossed out of the door, along with a scroll.
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Chapter I
Ally
I managed to open my eyes, seeing a tan wooden ceiling. I sat up, groaning. I rubbed my head. I blinked, seeing weird clay figures and orbs and silk rugs and clothed draped all around. In my opinion, it kinda looked like a darker version of Anthropology.
Do you feel fine? A voice said.
I looked around wildly, and saw a dirty blonde-haired girl, wearing a silk, orange kimono, printed with an orange blossom in fire. She stared at me with light blue eyes.
"You tumbled from the sky out of a blue portal," The girl said. "You did look like a dead monkey." She paused. "My apologies! I forgot to introduce myself! My name's Keesa Firestar, and you are?"
I opened my mouth to say my name, but all that came out was mumbles. Then, a terrible feeling swept over me. It felt like there was a huge, jagged stone was planted into my stomach.
I had no idea what my name was.
Keesa took to finger cymbals, and rang them in front of me. She shook her head. "This is interesting. You do not come from here, do you?"
"First of all," I said. "What is here?"
"You're in the land called Lynara. The town you're in is called Bondrum." Keesa said. "You... you come from the Human World, yes?"
"Aren't you human?" I tilted my head.
Keesa smiled. "I am the person who weaves the lives of Lynara's people." She chuckled. "So no, I am not human. I am vaguely close to being one, if you think about it."
A plump woman came in, wearing a hankerchief and with a floral dress for apparel. She gasped, almost dropping her tray of tea.
"Good gracious!" The woman exclaimed. "HUMAN!"
"Hush," Keesa said. She turned to me. "Would you care for a spot of tea?"
I nodded gratefully.
Keesa took the tray from the plump woman. "That is Impa." She said. "She is a human, yes, but she has the ability to erase someone's memory, though she never does that!"
I gasped quietly. I took a cup and sipped it. It didn't taste like regular tea; it tasted like honey and dewdrops. It was delicious.
"You like unicorn tea?" She laughed. "It's my favorite, too! And it's healthy for your heart!"
I coughed. "Unicorn tea."
"Don't worry!" Keesa said quickly. "It comes from the horn of the unicorn. The tea comes from the water it generates from it's horn."
"Yipee." I said quietly. I put my cup aside. "Why are the people so shocked that I'm human? Is it good or bad?"
Keesa paused. An eerie silence wafted around the room, as if I shouldn't have asked that.
"Yes and no." Keesa finally said. "Long ago, there was a legend that a human had come to our land. Of course, it was in dark times, where demonic beings called the Unborne tormented the land, where plants and animals were scarce, hiding in the most difficult places to get to, or simply dead. Our savior, Rina, was a human. She had come out of nowhere, and defeated the evil race. The land had flourished again, and the animals had returned and the plants had regrown."
"But why are they still surprised?" I asked.
"Because," Keesa took a sip of tea. "The Unborne had returned once again. And because our savior is human, she's dead by now." She looked up. "And now I think you're next in line."
Next in line. The words echoed in my head. I somehow felt brave, yet nervous. At school, I'd be the shortest kid in my grade. I took a big gulp of the comforting tea. "Then why can't I find out my..."
My voice trailed off. I saw fire everywhere, and a phoenix was hovering in the middle of it. I gasped, and the vision went away. My palm hurt suddenly. I stared hard at it, and saw a marking that looked just like this: (❂). It glowed orange.
"That's a curse!" Keesa said. "This is the most ominous!"
My heart was racing. I felt faint. "What?"
"You are cursed by the Fire Spirit." Keesa said. "Not Amaterasu, the white wolf. The Fire Spirit."
"How can I get rid of it?" I asked.
"I'll escort you to the town's shaman. She knows how to get rid of every curse." Keesa put me in a dark green cloak. "That will hide your human scent."
I shivered. I couldn't believe the fact that I was cursed.
I managed to open my eyes, seeing a tan wooden ceiling. I sat up, groaning. I rubbed my head. I blinked, seeing weird clay figures and orbs and silk rugs and clothed draped all around. In my opinion, it kinda looked like a darker version of Anthropology.
Do you feel fine? A voice said.
I looked around wildly, and saw a dirty blonde-haired girl, wearing a silk, orange kimono, printed with an orange blossom in fire. She stared at me with light blue eyes.
"You tumbled from the sky out of a blue portal," The girl said. "You did look like a dead monkey." She paused. "My apologies! I forgot to introduce myself! My name's Keesa Firestar, and you are?"
I opened my mouth to say my name, but all that came out was mumbles. Then, a terrible feeling swept over me. It felt like there was a huge, jagged stone was planted into my stomach.
I had no idea what my name was.
Keesa took to finger cymbals, and rang them in front of me. She shook her head. "This is interesting. You do not come from here, do you?"
"First of all," I said. "What is here?"
"You're in the land called Lynara. The town you're in is called Bondrum." Keesa said. "You... you come from the Human World, yes?"
"Aren't you human?" I tilted my head.
Keesa smiled. "I am the person who weaves the lives of Lynara's people." She chuckled. "So no, I am not human. I am vaguely close to being one, if you think about it."
A plump woman came in, wearing a hankerchief and with a floral dress for apparel. She gasped, almost dropping her tray of tea.
"Good gracious!" The woman exclaimed. "HUMAN!"
"Hush," Keesa said. She turned to me. "Would you care for a spot of tea?"
I nodded gratefully.
Keesa took the tray from the plump woman. "That is Impa." She said. "She is a human, yes, but she has the ability to erase someone's memory, though she never does that!"
I gasped quietly. I took a cup and sipped it. It didn't taste like regular tea; it tasted like honey and dewdrops. It was delicious.
"You like unicorn tea?" She laughed. "It's my favorite, too! And it's healthy for your heart!"
I coughed. "Unicorn tea."
"Don't worry!" Keesa said quickly. "It comes from the horn of the unicorn. The tea comes from the water it generates from it's horn."
"Yipee." I said quietly. I put my cup aside. "Why are the people so shocked that I'm human? Is it good or bad?"
Keesa paused. An eerie silence wafted around the room, as if I shouldn't have asked that.
"Yes and no." Keesa finally said. "Long ago, there was a legend that a human had come to our land. Of course, it was in dark times, where demonic beings called the Unborne tormented the land, where plants and animals were scarce, hiding in the most difficult places to get to, or simply dead. Our savior, Rina, was a human. She had come out of nowhere, and defeated the evil race. The land had flourished again, and the animals had returned and the plants had regrown."
"But why are they still surprised?" I asked.
"Because," Keesa took a sip of tea. "The Unborne had returned once again. And because our savior is human, she's dead by now." She looked up. "And now I think you're next in line."
Next in line. The words echoed in my head. I somehow felt brave, yet nervous. At school, I'd be the shortest kid in my grade. I took a big gulp of the comforting tea. "Then why can't I find out my..."
My voice trailed off. I saw fire everywhere, and a phoenix was hovering in the middle of it. I gasped, and the vision went away. My palm hurt suddenly. I stared hard at it, and saw a marking that looked just like this: (❂). It glowed orange.
"That's a curse!" Keesa said. "This is the most ominous!"
My heart was racing. I felt faint. "What?"
"You are cursed by the Fire Spirit." Keesa said. "Not Amaterasu, the white wolf. The Fire Spirit."
"How can I get rid of it?" I asked.
"I'll escort you to the town's shaman. She knows how to get rid of every curse." Keesa put me in a dark green cloak. "That will hide your human scent."
I shivered. I couldn't believe the fact that I was cursed.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Prologue: The Accident
Ally
I played around with my fingers. I was waiting for my parents to finish their meeting with the gas pump problem. It was chilly out here. To my left was an odd building. Once, I tried to get in there, but when I tried to get in, a weird force was blocking me from it. I breathed out the misty cold air. Gosh, how long would this take? Meetings take so long!
I looked at the charm bracelet my grandma had given to me. She said it was from Ancient Japan, where they would carve bracelet charms to worship the Fire Sprit. However, I didn't believe such thing, although it did speak out to me a little.
Now, since she died, I try my best to believe in it. It was her wishes to pass along the legend.
Just then, I saw a hobo place a timed bomb right on the gas tank. No! Who does that hobo think he is?
I began to race to the bomb, trying to stop it. 5...4...3...2... No! I couldn't make it. My heart froze as it hit 1, then 0.
I felt a fiery surge build up in me, seeing visions of phoenix' and fire blossoms. Then I sank to the ground, slowly closing my eyes, feeling the pain. A bright blue vortex appeared underneath me, and I tumbled into the blue hole.
I played around with my fingers. I was waiting for my parents to finish their meeting with the gas pump problem. It was chilly out here. To my left was an odd building. Once, I tried to get in there, but when I tried to get in, a weird force was blocking me from it. I breathed out the misty cold air. Gosh, how long would this take? Meetings take so long!
I looked at the charm bracelet my grandma had given to me. She said it was from Ancient Japan, where they would carve bracelet charms to worship the Fire Sprit. However, I didn't believe such thing, although it did speak out to me a little.
Now, since she died, I try my best to believe in it. It was her wishes to pass along the legend.
Just then, I saw a hobo place a timed bomb right on the gas tank. No! Who does that hobo think he is?
I began to race to the bomb, trying to stop it. 5...4...3...2... No! I couldn't make it. My heart froze as it hit 1, then 0.
I felt a fiery surge build up in me, seeing visions of phoenix' and fire blossoms. Then I sank to the ground, slowly closing my eyes, feeling the pain. A bright blue vortex appeared underneath me, and I tumbled into the blue hole.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Introduction/Preview for Upcoming Story!!
May the spirit of fire now guide you, for the moment you read this forth, you will be cursed of the spirit I had spoken earlier.
Yes, an explosion had happened at the end of the epilogue. That leads us into the next story. It does not include anything about the demigods or greek things. It does have to do with a brief explanation of a Japanese legend. However, this does have to do with my made up legend. Yes, I have an awesome imagination. We will not get any deeper into that (Flying gummy bears, dancing pigs). It has to do with the spirit of fire, and these things called curses, or symbols, of fire: (❂). There will be phoenix, and a made-up land. The name will be found out in the first or second chapter.
12-year-old Ally Skyheart has a fate laid in front of her the moment she was born. She is an orphan now, but cursed by fire. Meeting new friendly allies: Keesa Firestar and Will Samton, she journeys to a destination to get rid of her curse... or simply turn into the curse. Soon as she falls into this mystical land, demonic figures called the Unborne plot to stop her, and make her into the monster curse to make her obey. Or will she just meet the special person who put the curse onto her? Find out, coming December 2011 or January 2012!
"Make my wish come true, let darkness slip aside,
Hiding all our hope, mocking what we treasure,
Battles we can win, if we believe our souls,
Hang in for the light till dawn..." The Promise from Final Fantasy XIII
Yes, an explosion had happened at the end of the epilogue. That leads us into the next story. It does not include anything about the demigods or greek things. It does have to do with a brief explanation of a Japanese legend. However, this does have to do with my made up legend. Yes, I have an awesome imagination. We will not get any deeper into that (Flying gummy bears, dancing pigs). It has to do with the spirit of fire, and these things called curses, or symbols, of fire: (❂). There will be phoenix, and a made-up land. The name will be found out in the first or second chapter.
12-year-old Ally Skyheart has a fate laid in front of her the moment she was born. She is an orphan now, but cursed by fire. Meeting new friendly allies: Keesa Firestar and Will Samton, she journeys to a destination to get rid of her curse... or simply turn into the curse. Soon as she falls into this mystical land, demonic figures called the Unborne plot to stop her, and make her into the monster curse to make her obey. Or will she just meet the special person who put the curse onto her? Find out, coming December 2011 or January 2012!
"Make my wish come true, let darkness slip aside,
Hiding all our hope, mocking what we treasure,
Battles we can win, if we believe our souls,
Hang in for the light till dawn..." The Promise from Final Fantasy XIII
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Epilogue
6 months later...
Annabeth
It was Christmas Day.
Celestia had activated the mirror, so Sara could see. Wrapped box were shining red, green, and blue, usually decorated with gingerbread cookies or reindeer with Santa. They all had either green or red bows.
"Here you go, Lucas!" Cylena handed my brother a small box.
Lucas excitedly opened it up, and frowned. He showed me some earrings. "I don't wear girl stuff."
Cylena grinned. "In that case, I'll be taking that!"
Helina gave Gravy an extremely thin box... or I should say, wrapping paper. Gravy carefully opened it and saw a gorgon staring at him, grinning evilly. "This is a very good drawing of Medusa!" Gravy told her.
"No, silly!" Helina said. "That's you! See? There's your hair, which I think is very clumpy," Gravy felt his head. "And see? Your clothes are still tattered from the battle!"
He turned red, and put it aside. "Oh, that's nice?"
"Here ya go!"
I turned around, and saw Alec shoving a present into my face. I unwrapped it, and saw five words that were insulting: A Dummy's Guide to Death.
I said nothing.
Alec began cracking up. "That's just a joke! (That's for my aunt.)" Alec gave me another box. "Here's the real present."
I opened it up excitedly, and saw a pair of crystal earrings with a faint shadow inside. I grinned. "Thank woo!" I said.
Celestia was sitting on a snow covered log. I took a box, and handed it to her. "This is for you!"
Celestia excitedly tore it open. Inside was a green crystal headband. She hugged me. "This is the best present I got in 400 years!" She paused. "Because, I'm immortal." She quickly added.
I nodded. "I forgot about that..."
Sam and Max gave each other a box. Sam opened his first. He raised up a Reshiram plushie, grinning. "Thank you!"
Max opened his. He frowned. "A Baby-Pees-A-lot?"
Sam nodded. "Cause I'm gonna crush you in our next battle!" He said, and they both whipped out their D.S.'s.
Cylena coughed. "Geeks."
Lucas gave Panda a starfish wearing a panda costume in a small glass. "Here you go! Just don't drain the water!"
Panda grinned. Then, he gave Chieko a bunch of greek history fiction books. "For you! These are the ones you haven't read yet!"
"Aww!" Chieko said, and hugged Panda.
We were all happy... until in the horizon, an explosion had occurred.
Leading into the next story... that isn't greek, but has some reference to these greek heroes and heroines... ;)
Chapter 31: Let's Go Home
Annabeth
We all began to go inside Apollo's car, and headed back to the camp.
Celestia grinned, seeing that we were all alive. The other demigods welcomed the lost batch of demigods. Max and Sam ditched there games and welcomed all of us. Everyone was rejoicing.
Celestia frowned. "Wh... where's Sara?" She asked, looking around.
Lucas pointed to the sky. "Turned into a soul, at the clouds."
Sam frowned. "Where do demititans end up?"
I sighed. "I don't know. Maybe Elysium, hopefully."
Artemis frowned. "Would you please stop reminding me of that heartbreaking sacrifice?"
I nodded. Then, Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon appeared. I grinned, and threw my arms around my dad. "Daddy!" I said.
My dad patted me on the back. Then, all the other gods and goddesses appeared, congratulating the others. I smiled. Then, the immortals suddenly did a little private meeting. I wondered what Sara was doing right now.
The olympian immortals turned back around. "How would you guys like if you could contact with Sara?" Artemis asked.
We all looked at each other, flabbergasted.
"It isn't hard," Hades said. "All I need to do is make a mirror that shows Sara in the spirit world. The best part is that she could see you, too!"
Celestia grinned, and nodded. "Yes, sir!"
I smiled as my dad smiled. "Then it is done,"
~仝~
Hades returned, with a portable mirror in his hand. The handle was dark, but the glass seemed as if it was glowing. He pressed a button, and the glow turned green. The reflection slowly showed Sara, talking with her father on a cloud.
"Sara!" Celestia said.
The demititan looked up, surprised. Then she grinned. "Celestia! Everyone!"
Us 10 demigods immediately began to talk excitedly.
"What are you doing?" Chieko asked.
"Well, me and my dad heard that there was going to be a cloud party." Sara paused. "I was just about to go there."
Gravy nodded. "That's fine! We can contact you whenever we want!"
Sara said. "Be sure to call me after 6 hours!" She said. "I promise I'll still remember you!"
We all said good-bye, and everyone was at peace as Sara and her father waltzed into the fog, out of sight. For once, it felt as if the world was at peace.
And who knows what might could happen next?
✦THE END✦
We all began to go inside Apollo's car, and headed back to the camp.
Celestia grinned, seeing that we were all alive. The other demigods welcomed the lost batch of demigods. Max and Sam ditched there games and welcomed all of us. Everyone was rejoicing.
Celestia frowned. "Wh... where's Sara?" She asked, looking around.
Lucas pointed to the sky. "Turned into a soul, at the clouds."
Sam frowned. "Where do demititans end up?"
I sighed. "I don't know. Maybe Elysium, hopefully."
Artemis frowned. "Would you please stop reminding me of that heartbreaking sacrifice?"
I nodded. Then, Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon appeared. I grinned, and threw my arms around my dad. "Daddy!" I said.
My dad patted me on the back. Then, all the other gods and goddesses appeared, congratulating the others. I smiled. Then, the immortals suddenly did a little private meeting. I wondered what Sara was doing right now.
The olympian immortals turned back around. "How would you guys like if you could contact with Sara?" Artemis asked.
We all looked at each other, flabbergasted.
"It isn't hard," Hades said. "All I need to do is make a mirror that shows Sara in the spirit world. The best part is that she could see you, too!"
Celestia grinned, and nodded. "Yes, sir!"
I smiled as my dad smiled. "Then it is done,"
~仝~
Hades returned, with a portable mirror in his hand. The handle was dark, but the glass seemed as if it was glowing. He pressed a button, and the glow turned green. The reflection slowly showed Sara, talking with her father on a cloud.
"Sara!" Celestia said.
The demititan looked up, surprised. Then she grinned. "Celestia! Everyone!"
Us 10 demigods immediately began to talk excitedly.
"What are you doing?" Chieko asked.
"Well, me and my dad heard that there was going to be a cloud party." Sara paused. "I was just about to go there."
Gravy nodded. "That's fine! We can contact you whenever we want!"
Sara said. "Be sure to call me after 6 hours!" She said. "I promise I'll still remember you!"
We all said good-bye, and everyone was at peace as Sara and her father waltzed into the fog, out of sight. For once, it felt as if the world was at peace.
And who knows what might could happen next?
✦THE END✦
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Chapter 30: A Great Sacrifice
Sara
I bowed. "What is it?"
Apollo and Artemis pointed to Oceanus. My mouth opened as he dissolved into water.
"That is what'll happen. Except you'll have to do it yourself." Artemis said coldly.
I felt everyone stare at me, boring their eyes towards me. I felt for the sage. Artemis gave me a dagger.
"When you die, everyone will be at peace. No demititan is allowed to live." Artemis said. "If they do live, they'll turn into a titan them self. We don't want any more titans ever! Nor demititans!"
I gulped, and nodded. I shakily ate the sage leaf. Feeling braver, I held the dagger, shakily.
"Sara, don't do this." Annabeth said, sniffling.
"Don't do this!" cried the little kids.
Lucas lowered my arm, and Chieko disarmed me. Cylena and Alec shook their heads sadly.
"You are great friends, all of you." Tears rolled down my cheeks. "Don't get me wrong! You are all great." I took my dagger back from Chieko. Even Apollo and Artemis were beginning to tear up.
"Please, Sara!" Lucas threw his arms around me.
I gently pushed him away. "Yes, you were like a brother."
"You're the last demititan on earth," Alec said. "And Celestia's best friend."
I nodded. "Please, stop. I know what I'm doing." The sun began to rise. "This is for the world's own good."
"No!" All the demititans said.
"Good-bye, all of you." I said. Then I took my dagger bravely. "Don't forget me."
I closed my eyes, and stabbed myself, entering eternal darkness.
Lucas
We were all crying. Sara... she was gone forever. Everyone cried on each other's shoulders.
"Guys, look!" Helina said.
We all opened our eyes, wiping tears away. We stared in awe as Sara slowly dissolved into seafoam. The bubbles slowly began to rise in a bubbly form of Sara. She smiled, and waved good-bye. Then the bubbles separated, shining orange as the sun rose higher. The bubbles rose all the way into Zeus' domain.
All of us demigods linked our arms together, looking up as Sara's spirit went into the clouds. It was a sad, yet happy moment. Sara would be at peace. That's what she wanted.
"Follow your heart." Eliane Cerchiari
I bowed. "What is it?"
Apollo and Artemis pointed to Oceanus. My mouth opened as he dissolved into water.
"That is what'll happen. Except you'll have to do it yourself." Artemis said coldly.
I felt everyone stare at me, boring their eyes towards me. I felt for the sage. Artemis gave me a dagger.
"When you die, everyone will be at peace. No demititan is allowed to live." Artemis said. "If they do live, they'll turn into a titan them self. We don't want any more titans ever! Nor demititans!"
I gulped, and nodded. I shakily ate the sage leaf. Feeling braver, I held the dagger, shakily.
"Sara, don't do this." Annabeth said, sniffling.
"Don't do this!" cried the little kids.
Lucas lowered my arm, and Chieko disarmed me. Cylena and Alec shook their heads sadly.
"You are great friends, all of you." Tears rolled down my cheeks. "Don't get me wrong! You are all great." I took my dagger back from Chieko. Even Apollo and Artemis were beginning to tear up.
"Please, Sara!" Lucas threw his arms around me.
I gently pushed him away. "Yes, you were like a brother."
"You're the last demititan on earth," Alec said. "And Celestia's best friend."
I nodded. "Please, stop. I know what I'm doing." The sun began to rise. "This is for the world's own good."
"No!" All the demititans said.
"Good-bye, all of you." I said. Then I took my dagger bravely. "Don't forget me."
I closed my eyes, and stabbed myself, entering eternal darkness.
Lucas
We were all crying. Sara... she was gone forever. Everyone cried on each other's shoulders.
"Guys, look!" Helina said.
We all opened our eyes, wiping tears away. We stared in awe as Sara slowly dissolved into seafoam. The bubbles slowly began to rise in a bubbly form of Sara. She smiled, and waved good-bye. Then the bubbles separated, shining orange as the sun rose higher. The bubbles rose all the way into Zeus' domain.
All of us demigods linked our arms together, looking up as Sara's spirit went into the clouds. It was a sad, yet happy moment. Sara would be at peace. That's what she wanted.
"Follow your heart." Eliane Cerchiari
Monday, December 12, 2011
Chapter 29: The Final Battle
Annabeth
"What's the plan?" I squeaked. I looked up at the lumber mill. "Do we even have a plan?"
"Yes," Chieko said. "We can win if we follow this... I am the daughter of battle strategy."
"Hurry!" Alec said and we all huddled.
Cylena
Me and Alec huddled around the little kids. We did our best. I blasted a titan's foot with lunar energy. Then I took a hunter's bow and shot. Alec burned titans. I looked up at Annabeth. She snuck around, inside the lumber mill. This was excellent. If no titan saw her sneak in the lumber mill, the plan would go excellent.
I looked to my brother. We nodded, and continued to defend the little kids, who were trying their best to shield us.
Chieko
Me and Lucas fought the titans. Amazingly, we took down 3 of them... there were only 6 titans... suddenly, Sara screamed.
I turned my head. Kronos was ready to drop Sara off a tall rock. She would break both of her legs. I quickly threw a spear in between them, and Sara was freed. She hurried into the small crowd of the titans.
Annabeth
"Apollo, go and help." I told Apollo, who was watching my back. "Go take your revenge. I can slay Kronos myself. At least I hope."
Apollo reluctantly left. I heaved myself over a crate. Then I stopped at the foot of saws. And there was Kronos, holding his scythe of death. One touch of that and I'll die.
"So this is where your life ends," Kronos laughed. "You'll never defeat me!" He laughed, and pulled a switch. The saws began to move, and the lumber mill went to life.
I dodged the saw blades. I threw a shadowy blob at Kronos, blinding his face. Then I kicked him in between the legs. I snuck behind a crate.
"You can't hide forever!" Kronos screamed.
Sara
I stopped. There stood my father. I took a long look at him, Oceanus. Then he saw me.
"Sara?" He gasped.
I felt lots of emotions: angry, confused, guilty, happy, uneasy. I blinked. "Daddy?" I managed to say. I felt my necklace. He was the one who almost hurt Celestia. How could I afford to trust him? But I couldn't slay my dad! I just couldn't. What shall I do?
What shall I do?
Alec
I bit my lip. The titans just seemed getting stronger. I managed to get a glimpse of Chieko, Lucas, and Sara, but that was it. I stared at the lumber mill. I wonder what Annabeth was doing.
"Watch out!"
Cylena deflected a fireball with a hunting knife. She dropped it as it melted to the ground. Then she summoned a pack of wolves towards the titans. They howled in pain as the alpha wolves bit them. She summoned 2 more packs until there were plentiful.
Glinda suddenly got a huge vial of perfume, and sprayed a pink cloud of the stuff towards the titans. They were all coughing.
Then, I heard a growl. I turned around, facing Cerberus.
"I can't kill Annabeth's pet!" Cylena said.
"What will we do?" I moaned.
Then, all the little kids began to use their powers and removed the spell from Cerberus.
"Whoa." Me and my sister said.
Lucas
"We can stop distracting them." Chieko said. "Now we can do real fighting."
"NO!"
I whirled around. There stood Charon, holding two paddles. They dripped with the water of the Styx. "No. My Mistress will be satisfied."
"Dude," I carefully lowered his paddle. "First of all, you can stop saying 'Mistress' 'cause we already know she's Gaea. Second of all, Styx water can't hurt us. Third of all, stop being a boat ninja. We already wiped 3 of these losers."
"Lucas, look."
I turned my head and saw Sara being chained by her father.
Annabeth
I checked my nails. Kronos wasn't smart enough to know that I was hiding behind a crate. I quickly formed another shadow spear. Then, I formed a pile of pomegranate seeds and stuffed them into my pocket. I jumped up, holding the handful of spears. Kronos was gone.
I whirled around, and faced Kronos. I blinked at the sight of the scythe so close to me. Without thinking, I used a spear to cut the scythe's handle. The blade shattered on the ground.
"FOOL!" Kronos said. He did a backflip, and then did a front flip, and punched me.
"Ow," I rubbed my cheek. It was numb. Then I cut his hand with another spear. I did his other hand. Drops of ichor fell.
Kronos punched me again, and I landed in front of a blade, barely missing it. I tried not to think about the great pain in my face and shoulders. I hoped they were ok outside. Then I squeezed my eyes shut, waiting for another blow.
Sara
I looked around. Everyone wasn't holding on. Apollo was somewhere in the chaos. I knew Oceanus was watching me closely.
"Dad," I started. "Why are you so cruel to my friends? The demigods never wanted to fight you."
"Daughter," Oceanus said. "Us titans were created to destroy the gods and whatever. Didn't you ever want to be a goddess yourself?"
"Yes," I said. I felt a pang of guilt since I wasn't following the plan: slay as much titans as possible.
"Then join me again."
I stared sadly into my father's old eyes. He seemed to be weary. He seemed to miss his accompany of his beloved daughter. But one word came out: "Ok."
I covered my mouth, but then lowered it as Oceanus pulled me into the crowd. "My demititan, do not fail me. I'll notice everything about you, don't worry. Dad's got your back."
Then why didn't Oceanus see a single tear of mine shatter on the frozen ground?
Alec
"Good. Dog." Cylena said very carefully. "Attack the titans!"
Cerberus barked happily, and his right head tossed a titan up into the air. He kept the titans a fair distance away from us.
"Good job," I said turning to the little ones. They grinned.
"Little demigods can remove curses when their combined." Helina and Gravy said. Glinda and Panda nodded.
"Keep it up." Cylena said.
We said that just as Annabeth burst out of the lumber mill's wall.
Lucas
It seemed if the battle was on pause. All of us, including Charon and the titans, stared at Annabeth exploding the walls. Kronos put himself on top of her.
"Calm. Down." Chieko said very slowly as I began to hyperventilate. "Annabeth is fine."
"How do you call that fine?!" But stopped as Charon hit my head with a strong slap of the paddle.
"Ack!" I heard Chieko said, and got hit in the head also.
We both began to cling ourselves to Charon's legs, hoping that would catch the titan's attention. The plan wasn't going out as planned.
Annabeth
"OW!" I said, slapping Kronos' face. I managed to give Kronos a delivery of bruises and cuts. I kicked him in the shin.
"YOU DESTROYED MY SCYTHE!" Kronos defended.
"Well, maybe you should've gotten a metal handle instead of wood!" I said. Then I threw a shadow ball at him, and summoned some skeletons to rip his hair out. Kronos whacked them off as soon as he was bald.
I felt my shoulder. It was scraped. My ankle was twisted. I had a split lip. As I felt my pockets for the seeds, my arms were held back. I turned my head, facing Sara. Tears were coming from her eyes and rolled off her cheeks.
I'm sorry. Sara mouthed.
"Sara? Why?" I asked, completely bewildered.
"Sacrifices." Sara said with a cracked voice.
Celestia
Me, Max, and Sam were watching the battle very closely from my pendant.
"No!" I cried.
"Isn't that necklace supposed to protect Sara?" Sam said, tilting his head.
"She isn't possessed." I said. "It's coming from her heart. It's telling her to help her evil dad."
"No!" Max said. "I should've gone in the fight!"
"Well maybe you could've offered before you raided Sam's room to release his Pokemon!" I groaned. I shook my head. "What we should focused on is the fact that Sara's going to the dark side!"
"What can we do?" Sam and Max asked.
"What we can do is attack Sara with the Celestial Spear." I unzipped my pack and took out a long spear, glowing green. "We can poke Sara with this spear, an that'll hurt her, even from a poke! But do not jam it in! That'll kill her." I said, and carefully began to poke her hologram."
Sara
I ripped my necklace away from me. I reluctantly threw it on the ground, shattering it. I didn't need it, now that I was joining the titans.
Suddenly, the earth opened up and out came Gaea.
"To test you," She said. "You have to kill Annabeth."
"Kill... Annabeth?" I murmured. Then, a sharp pain went on my forearm. A scratch came out of nowhere! Another one appeared on my calf. It didn't bleed, just hurt.
"Ahahaha!" Kronos laughed, his mouth wide open. Annabeth somehow broke her chains and stuffed pomegranate seeds into his mouth. Kronos swallowed them, surprised.
"Hope you have a great time in the hole you belong in," Annabeth said as Kronos disappeared into a swirling vortex.
"SARA HAS FAILED!" Gaea said. She began to create a mini tsunami to choke me.
"No!" I turned my head. My father took a chunk of dirt out of her, and Gaea screamed as she turned into dirt. The ground didn't cling to us anymore.
I realized that my father was the only titan left. I felt my pocket, for my sage.
Suddenly, a giant moon appeared next to Apollo. Out stepped Artemis. She smiled at her brother, and hugged him.
Then, Apollo and Artemis glared at me. "Consequences." They both said. I gulped.
"Fate will not leave you, hate will not heal you." Serah Farron
"What's the plan?" I squeaked. I looked up at the lumber mill. "Do we even have a plan?"
"Yes," Chieko said. "We can win if we follow this... I am the daughter of battle strategy."
"Hurry!" Alec said and we all huddled.
Cylena
Me and Alec huddled around the little kids. We did our best. I blasted a titan's foot with lunar energy. Then I took a hunter's bow and shot. Alec burned titans. I looked up at Annabeth. She snuck around, inside the lumber mill. This was excellent. If no titan saw her sneak in the lumber mill, the plan would go excellent.
I looked to my brother. We nodded, and continued to defend the little kids, who were trying their best to shield us.
Chieko
Me and Lucas fought the titans. Amazingly, we took down 3 of them... there were only 6 titans... suddenly, Sara screamed.
I turned my head. Kronos was ready to drop Sara off a tall rock. She would break both of her legs. I quickly threw a spear in between them, and Sara was freed. She hurried into the small crowd of the titans.
Annabeth
"Apollo, go and help." I told Apollo, who was watching my back. "Go take your revenge. I can slay Kronos myself. At least I hope."
Apollo reluctantly left. I heaved myself over a crate. Then I stopped at the foot of saws. And there was Kronos, holding his scythe of death. One touch of that and I'll die.
"So this is where your life ends," Kronos laughed. "You'll never defeat me!" He laughed, and pulled a switch. The saws began to move, and the lumber mill went to life.
I dodged the saw blades. I threw a shadowy blob at Kronos, blinding his face. Then I kicked him in between the legs. I snuck behind a crate.
"You can't hide forever!" Kronos screamed.
Sara
I stopped. There stood my father. I took a long look at him, Oceanus. Then he saw me.
"Sara?" He gasped.
I felt lots of emotions: angry, confused, guilty, happy, uneasy. I blinked. "Daddy?" I managed to say. I felt my necklace. He was the one who almost hurt Celestia. How could I afford to trust him? But I couldn't slay my dad! I just couldn't. What shall I do?
What shall I do?
Alec
I bit my lip. The titans just seemed getting stronger. I managed to get a glimpse of Chieko, Lucas, and Sara, but that was it. I stared at the lumber mill. I wonder what Annabeth was doing.
"Watch out!"
Cylena deflected a fireball with a hunting knife. She dropped it as it melted to the ground. Then she summoned a pack of wolves towards the titans. They howled in pain as the alpha wolves bit them. She summoned 2 more packs until there were plentiful.
Glinda suddenly got a huge vial of perfume, and sprayed a pink cloud of the stuff towards the titans. They were all coughing.
Then, I heard a growl. I turned around, facing Cerberus.
"I can't kill Annabeth's pet!" Cylena said.
"What will we do?" I moaned.
Then, all the little kids began to use their powers and removed the spell from Cerberus.
"Whoa." Me and my sister said.
Lucas
"We can stop distracting them." Chieko said. "Now we can do real fighting."
"NO!"
I whirled around. There stood Charon, holding two paddles. They dripped with the water of the Styx. "No. My Mistress will be satisfied."
"Dude," I carefully lowered his paddle. "First of all, you can stop saying 'Mistress' 'cause we already know she's Gaea. Second of all, Styx water can't hurt us. Third of all, stop being a boat ninja. We already wiped 3 of these losers."
"Lucas, look."
I turned my head and saw Sara being chained by her father.
Annabeth
I checked my nails. Kronos wasn't smart enough to know that I was hiding behind a crate. I quickly formed another shadow spear. Then, I formed a pile of pomegranate seeds and stuffed them into my pocket. I jumped up, holding the handful of spears. Kronos was gone.
I whirled around, and faced Kronos. I blinked at the sight of the scythe so close to me. Without thinking, I used a spear to cut the scythe's handle. The blade shattered on the ground.
"FOOL!" Kronos said. He did a backflip, and then did a front flip, and punched me.
"Ow," I rubbed my cheek. It was numb. Then I cut his hand with another spear. I did his other hand. Drops of ichor fell.
Kronos punched me again, and I landed in front of a blade, barely missing it. I tried not to think about the great pain in my face and shoulders. I hoped they were ok outside. Then I squeezed my eyes shut, waiting for another blow.
Sara
I looked around. Everyone wasn't holding on. Apollo was somewhere in the chaos. I knew Oceanus was watching me closely.
"Dad," I started. "Why are you so cruel to my friends? The demigods never wanted to fight you."
"Daughter," Oceanus said. "Us titans were created to destroy the gods and whatever. Didn't you ever want to be a goddess yourself?"
"Yes," I said. I felt a pang of guilt since I wasn't following the plan: slay as much titans as possible.
"Then join me again."
I stared sadly into my father's old eyes. He seemed to be weary. He seemed to miss his accompany of his beloved daughter. But one word came out: "Ok."
I covered my mouth, but then lowered it as Oceanus pulled me into the crowd. "My demititan, do not fail me. I'll notice everything about you, don't worry. Dad's got your back."
Then why didn't Oceanus see a single tear of mine shatter on the frozen ground?
Alec
"Good. Dog." Cylena said very carefully. "Attack the titans!"
Cerberus barked happily, and his right head tossed a titan up into the air. He kept the titans a fair distance away from us.
"Good job," I said turning to the little ones. They grinned.
"Little demigods can remove curses when their combined." Helina and Gravy said. Glinda and Panda nodded.
"Keep it up." Cylena said.
We said that just as Annabeth burst out of the lumber mill's wall.
Lucas
It seemed if the battle was on pause. All of us, including Charon and the titans, stared at Annabeth exploding the walls. Kronos put himself on top of her.
"Calm. Down." Chieko said very slowly as I began to hyperventilate. "Annabeth is fine."
"How do you call that fine?!" But stopped as Charon hit my head with a strong slap of the paddle.
"Ack!" I heard Chieko said, and got hit in the head also.
We both began to cling ourselves to Charon's legs, hoping that would catch the titan's attention. The plan wasn't going out as planned.
Annabeth
"OW!" I said, slapping Kronos' face. I managed to give Kronos a delivery of bruises and cuts. I kicked him in the shin.
"YOU DESTROYED MY SCYTHE!" Kronos defended.
"Well, maybe you should've gotten a metal handle instead of wood!" I said. Then I threw a shadow ball at him, and summoned some skeletons to rip his hair out. Kronos whacked them off as soon as he was bald.
I felt my shoulder. It was scraped. My ankle was twisted. I had a split lip. As I felt my pockets for the seeds, my arms were held back. I turned my head, facing Sara. Tears were coming from her eyes and rolled off her cheeks.
I'm sorry. Sara mouthed.
"Sara? Why?" I asked, completely bewildered.
"Sacrifices." Sara said with a cracked voice.
Celestia
Me, Max, and Sam were watching the battle very closely from my pendant.
"No!" I cried.
"Isn't that necklace supposed to protect Sara?" Sam said, tilting his head.
"She isn't possessed." I said. "It's coming from her heart. It's telling her to help her evil dad."
"No!" Max said. "I should've gone in the fight!"
"Well maybe you could've offered before you raided Sam's room to release his Pokemon!" I groaned. I shook my head. "What we should focused on is the fact that Sara's going to the dark side!"
"What can we do?" Sam and Max asked.
"What we can do is attack Sara with the Celestial Spear." I unzipped my pack and took out a long spear, glowing green. "We can poke Sara with this spear, an that'll hurt her, even from a poke! But do not jam it in! That'll kill her." I said, and carefully began to poke her hologram."
Sara
I ripped my necklace away from me. I reluctantly threw it on the ground, shattering it. I didn't need it, now that I was joining the titans.
Suddenly, the earth opened up and out came Gaea.
"To test you," She said. "You have to kill Annabeth."
"Kill... Annabeth?" I murmured. Then, a sharp pain went on my forearm. A scratch came out of nowhere! Another one appeared on my calf. It didn't bleed, just hurt.
"Ahahaha!" Kronos laughed, his mouth wide open. Annabeth somehow broke her chains and stuffed pomegranate seeds into his mouth. Kronos swallowed them, surprised.
"Hope you have a great time in the hole you belong in," Annabeth said as Kronos disappeared into a swirling vortex.
"SARA HAS FAILED!" Gaea said. She began to create a mini tsunami to choke me.
"No!" I turned my head. My father took a chunk of dirt out of her, and Gaea screamed as she turned into dirt. The ground didn't cling to us anymore.
I realized that my father was the only titan left. I felt my pocket, for my sage.
Suddenly, a giant moon appeared next to Apollo. Out stepped Artemis. She smiled at her brother, and hugged him.
Then, Apollo and Artemis glared at me. "Consequences." They both said. I gulped.
"Fate will not leave you, hate will not heal you." Serah Farron
Chapter 28: A Goddess is Gone
Lucas
"Look! There's Annabeth! Wait, where are they going?" I frowned. This was not part of the plan.
Helina sighed. Then we heard a loud eruption. We all turned our heads and saw tendrils rising out of the ice, near a land of grass and a lumber mill, growing crazily until they were 50 feet tall. Inside was a woman in a beaten silver gown. Artemis.
"Hurry, let's go!" Alec ordered.
We all slid down the little cliff, and then ran to the ice, joining Annabeth, Cylena, and the found Glinda.
"Mom!" Cylena cried.
Chieko put her hand over her "O" shaped mouth. "Artemis!"
Artemis moaned. "I'm sorry. I cannot fix this. What a mistake." She feebly rested her hand over her chest, the way vampires do before they go in the coffin. "No one can help me at this stage."
"Quick! Call someone!" Alec said. "We have to inform my dad!"
I took my pendant, and called Celestia.
Sara
"Celeste, your thing is glowing." I pointed to Celestia's pendant. I began to call her 'Celeste', since I was too lazy to say her full name.
"Oh," Celestia said. She opened up the holographic picture. There was Lucas, flapping his arms as if he could fly. "Lucas, what's wrong?"
"GET APOLLO! ARTEMIS IS FADING!" Lucas screamed.
"Apollo!" We both cried.
Apollo ran into the scene. "What?"
"YOUR. SISTER. IS. FADING!!" I screamed.
"NO!" Apollo said. "If Artemis fades, they'll be only 11 olympians! No~!"
"Well get your butt up and drive us there!" I said.
Celestia looked down. "You mean you. I'm not allowed outside camp borders."
"Oh," I said. Then I stared hard at Apollo. "Hurry up! Get your fastest vehicle!" I turned to the picture. "We're coming, don't worry!"
"Wait!" Celestia said. She gave me a sage. "Feed this to an enemy. This will make them go suicidal. I sense there's something in the wind... a battle will strike as soon as Artemis fades!"
I nodded, then loaded myself into the passenger's seat. Apollo began to drive away.
"Farewell!" I heard Celestia call out. Then I looked at the sage. I can do this.
Annabeth
I grinned as I saw Apollo and Sara come. They jumped off.
"Brother," Artemis said. "Help me."
Apollo quickly managed to burn the tendrils. It was no use. They quickly reformed. Artemis was stuck there.
"Look! Her feet are fading!" Helina pointed. I turned. It was. It quickly rose to her waist, then her shoulders, then she was gone, leaving a puddle of ichor.
"SISTER!" Apollo cried. The tendrils went away, and he knelt over the puddle of ichor. "WHY?!?!"
We all looked down. Cylena was sobbing. "Mother, where are you? Are you stuck up in Hades' domain? May you rest in Elysium."
"Dad," I said. "Please put Artemis in the paradise of the dead."
Suddenly, we heard a loud thump. Then a low yell. Then, a terrifying laugh. We all turned our heads, and there stood Kronos. Behind him, an army of titans, Cerberus, and Charon. We began to cling to the ice.
"Gaea's playing with us," I heard Apollo exclaim.
"Our Mistress is playing with you," Kronos laughed maniacally. His eyes were creepy golden. He held a long scythe. "Yes, the Mistress is Gaea. And we are all at power." He put his hand up, and all the enemies began to charge at us, fast.
"Guys, stay close!" Apollo ordered. "Little ones in the middle!"
We all did as he did. Panda, Gravy, Helina, and Glinda went into the middle. We all did a quick power warm up; I made a shadow fist, Lucas crackled lightning, Cylena called the animals, Apollo and Alec made a short heat wave, Chieko took out the best weapon. I blinked, seeing how fast the enemies were.
"Good luck." Kronos said, before we were engaged in battle.
"Look! There's Annabeth! Wait, where are they going?" I frowned. This was not part of the plan.
Helina sighed. Then we heard a loud eruption. We all turned our heads and saw tendrils rising out of the ice, near a land of grass and a lumber mill, growing crazily until they were 50 feet tall. Inside was a woman in a beaten silver gown. Artemis.
"Hurry, let's go!" Alec ordered.
We all slid down the little cliff, and then ran to the ice, joining Annabeth, Cylena, and the found Glinda.
"Mom!" Cylena cried.
Chieko put her hand over her "O" shaped mouth. "Artemis!"
Artemis moaned. "I'm sorry. I cannot fix this. What a mistake." She feebly rested her hand over her chest, the way vampires do before they go in the coffin. "No one can help me at this stage."
"Quick! Call someone!" Alec said. "We have to inform my dad!"
I took my pendant, and called Celestia.
Sara
"Celeste, your thing is glowing." I pointed to Celestia's pendant. I began to call her 'Celeste', since I was too lazy to say her full name.
"Oh," Celestia said. She opened up the holographic picture. There was Lucas, flapping his arms as if he could fly. "Lucas, what's wrong?"
"GET APOLLO! ARTEMIS IS FADING!" Lucas screamed.
"Apollo!" We both cried.
Apollo ran into the scene. "What?"
"YOUR. SISTER. IS. FADING!!" I screamed.
"NO!" Apollo said. "If Artemis fades, they'll be only 11 olympians! No~!"
"Well get your butt up and drive us there!" I said.
Celestia looked down. "You mean you. I'm not allowed outside camp borders."
"Oh," I said. Then I stared hard at Apollo. "Hurry up! Get your fastest vehicle!" I turned to the picture. "We're coming, don't worry!"
"Wait!" Celestia said. She gave me a sage. "Feed this to an enemy. This will make them go suicidal. I sense there's something in the wind... a battle will strike as soon as Artemis fades!"
I nodded, then loaded myself into the passenger's seat. Apollo began to drive away.
"Farewell!" I heard Celestia call out. Then I looked at the sage. I can do this.
Annabeth
I grinned as I saw Apollo and Sara come. They jumped off.
"Brother," Artemis said. "Help me."
Apollo quickly managed to burn the tendrils. It was no use. They quickly reformed. Artemis was stuck there.
"Look! Her feet are fading!" Helina pointed. I turned. It was. It quickly rose to her waist, then her shoulders, then she was gone, leaving a puddle of ichor.
"SISTER!" Apollo cried. The tendrils went away, and he knelt over the puddle of ichor. "WHY?!?!"
We all looked down. Cylena was sobbing. "Mother, where are you? Are you stuck up in Hades' domain? May you rest in Elysium."
"Dad," I said. "Please put Artemis in the paradise of the dead."
Suddenly, we heard a loud thump. Then a low yell. Then, a terrifying laugh. We all turned our heads, and there stood Kronos. Behind him, an army of titans, Cerberus, and Charon. We began to cling to the ice.
"Gaea's playing with us," I heard Apollo exclaim.
"Our Mistress is playing with you," Kronos laughed maniacally. His eyes were creepy golden. He held a long scythe. "Yes, the Mistress is Gaea. And we are all at power." He put his hand up, and all the enemies began to charge at us, fast.
"Guys, stay close!" Apollo ordered. "Little ones in the middle!"
We all did as he did. Panda, Gravy, Helina, and Glinda went into the middle. We all did a quick power warm up; I made a shadow fist, Lucas crackled lightning, Cylena called the animals, Apollo and Alec made a short heat wave, Chieko took out the best weapon. I blinked, seeing how fast the enemies were.
"Good luck." Kronos said, before we were engaged in battle.
"Fate is your destiny." Me, Kallik
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Chapter 27: The Cupcakes
Glinda
"Let me out~!" I shook the bars. "Please!"
The man smiled. "No can do. The cupcakes, the Mistress, Kronos, they all need the maximum power! That way, I can get my reward."
"Re... reward?" I asked.
"I'll get a thousand gold bars, and will be the ruler of this tundra!" The man cackled. Then he lowered his head. "Although, it does sound like someone's pulling my leg..."
Suddenly, a loud boom shook the entire cave. I looked at the entrance, seeing the boulder was gone. There stood the girl named Annabeth....and Cylena! Cylena was there to save me!
"Help!" I screamed.
The man bit his lip. "Those demigods keep popping up like daisies!" Then, he rattled my cage. The chains loosened up, and the cage teetered on one side, dangling above the broth.
"Help me!" I repeated.
Annabeth quickly pushed the broth away, revealing a piece of someone's hair. It was the late demigod that got trapped. I felt a pang of sadness.
The girl then unlocked the cage with a powerful bang of her first, then I jumped out. "Many thanks." I whispered.
Cylena quickly dodged the man's charge. With a powerful roar, the man pulled down a lever. On the other side was a gate I never noticed, and there a loud growl came.
"My cupcakes, seize them!" The man laughed hysterically. "Capture all of them! Many powers you will recieve!"
"What's going on?" I asked as Cylena took my hand.
"We have to hurry!" Annabeth and Cylena said.
"I have a bad feeling about these 'cupcakes'. The growl sounded it like it came from a large beast." Cylena told me.
Annabeth nodded. "Maybe they could be... a monster."
I shivered, and we darted to the door.
Celestia
"Here's your tip!" I said happily, and took a cone of peanut butter ice cream.
I sat on the bench and began to lick the ice cream. Sam and Max ran up to me, worried.
"If you're wondering where I got this, the ice cream stand's right there." I pointed to a cart.
Sam shook his head. "No, it's an olympian emergency! It's about Hades!" Sam said.
I dropped my ice cream. "What? What happened?"
On cue, a black, windy, vortex began to open up in the ground. There came out Hades, moaning in despair. He wiped a tear away.
"Mr. Hades!" I exclaimed. "What's the problem?"
Hades collapsed on the ground. "My dog! Cerberus has been missing! Now all the souls are lost! Confused! The underworld is out of order!" He moaned.
Then, a lightning flashed, and Zeus appeared.
"Brother, all the souls are coming up in my domain! What happened to your system? Is Cerberus feeling ill?" Zeus seemed a little angry, yet concerned.
Hades shook his head. "He's..."
The puddle from the ice cream gurgled. Out popped Poseidon. "Why are souls doing an ocean party in the middle of the seas? Outrageous!"
"Cerberus is missing, fools!" Hades burst out. "My prized possession! STOLEN!"
Zeus shook his head. "No, that cannot be!"
Then I remembered the 'cupcakes' the man had talked about. "Cerberus could be cursed." I said softly. "There's this really pale man."
"Pale man?" Hades said. He paused, and grew angry. "Charon has been acting odd. Then he went missing. CHARON! He must be the one who stole Cerberus! That backstabber!"
"Then Charon said that he would make a broth that granted immortality! And he would give it to a Mistress, and Kronos! And the cup... I mean Cerberus!" I said.
"Argh!" Hades exclaimed.
"What's with the racket?" Sara walked right in the center of the three brothers. "I was taking my afternoon nap."
"CHARON IS A TRAITOR!" Hades was running around. "MEH! GLOBBER-SMACK!"
"Cerberus is being unleashed," I gasped. I always had that weird feeling that something was happening. "He turned evil."
Annabeth
My eyes widened as I saw the three-headed dog, which was my 'pet'. His eyes had turned an devilish red, instead of green. The heads growled and snapped at us.
"Cerberus! Get the demigods! They are the key to unlock your maximum power!" The pale man said.
I dodged a head, and Glinda and Cylena followed.
"We need to get out!" I said.
"No."
I jumped. No. "No?" I echoed, not believing that Cylena would lead us to our death. "No?!"
"Now is a time to test if you even have powers. You've been running away so much from your enemies. You're a demigod. You have powers! Use them!"
"But I still don't know how!" I complained.
Glinda shook her head. "Concentrate!"
I remembered how I made the deathly stinky socks. I could use that death to whip their butts!
I shut my eyes, and that about a death chain, tying Cerberus up. I thought of paralyzing the pale man by using skeletons to pin him to the floor. Then I heard a roar, and an angry yell. I opened my eyes, and there it was! Cerberus was tied, the pale man was pinned! It worked!
"Yay!"
Then, I waved my hand, and Cerberus' eyes turned green. The pale man slowly formed into the boat-keeper of the underworld: Charon.
"Charon?!" We all exclaimed.
He shook his head, then grinned. "I already had to demigods. I just wanted more, greedy me. Cerberus! Drink it!"
Cerberus' eyes turned red again, broke his chains, and lapped up some of the broth. His eyes turned pitch black, and carried the cauldron. He squashed the skeletons.
"Carry it to the Mistress! Feed it to her and Kronos! Victory is ours!" Charon said with glee.
"No!" Cylena cried.
But they were already gone.
Suddenly, Glinda began to weep. "Artemis is fading! The more power evil gets, the faster she fades!"
Cylena gasped. "My mom?" She turned to us, frantic. "My mom can't fade! Hurry!"
I nodded, and Glinda showed us the way to Artemis' cage.
"Let me out~!" I shook the bars. "Please!"
The man smiled. "No can do. The cupcakes, the Mistress, Kronos, they all need the maximum power! That way, I can get my reward."
"Re... reward?" I asked.
"I'll get a thousand gold bars, and will be the ruler of this tundra!" The man cackled. Then he lowered his head. "Although, it does sound like someone's pulling my leg..."
Suddenly, a loud boom shook the entire cave. I looked at the entrance, seeing the boulder was gone. There stood the girl named Annabeth....and Cylena! Cylena was there to save me!
"Help!" I screamed.
The man bit his lip. "Those demigods keep popping up like daisies!" Then, he rattled my cage. The chains loosened up, and the cage teetered on one side, dangling above the broth.
"Help me!" I repeated.
Annabeth quickly pushed the broth away, revealing a piece of someone's hair. It was the late demigod that got trapped. I felt a pang of sadness.
The girl then unlocked the cage with a powerful bang of her first, then I jumped out. "Many thanks." I whispered.
Cylena quickly dodged the man's charge. With a powerful roar, the man pulled down a lever. On the other side was a gate I never noticed, and there a loud growl came.
"My cupcakes, seize them!" The man laughed hysterically. "Capture all of them! Many powers you will recieve!"
"What's going on?" I asked as Cylena took my hand.
"We have to hurry!" Annabeth and Cylena said.
"I have a bad feeling about these 'cupcakes'. The growl sounded it like it came from a large beast." Cylena told me.
Annabeth nodded. "Maybe they could be... a monster."
I shivered, and we darted to the door.
Celestia
"Here's your tip!" I said happily, and took a cone of peanut butter ice cream.
I sat on the bench and began to lick the ice cream. Sam and Max ran up to me, worried.
"If you're wondering where I got this, the ice cream stand's right there." I pointed to a cart.
Sam shook his head. "No, it's an olympian emergency! It's about Hades!" Sam said.
I dropped my ice cream. "What? What happened?"
On cue, a black, windy, vortex began to open up in the ground. There came out Hades, moaning in despair. He wiped a tear away.
"Mr. Hades!" I exclaimed. "What's the problem?"
Hades collapsed on the ground. "My dog! Cerberus has been missing! Now all the souls are lost! Confused! The underworld is out of order!" He moaned.
Then, a lightning flashed, and Zeus appeared.
"Brother, all the souls are coming up in my domain! What happened to your system? Is Cerberus feeling ill?" Zeus seemed a little angry, yet concerned.
Hades shook his head. "He's..."
The puddle from the ice cream gurgled. Out popped Poseidon. "Why are souls doing an ocean party in the middle of the seas? Outrageous!"
"Cerberus is missing, fools!" Hades burst out. "My prized possession! STOLEN!"
Zeus shook his head. "No, that cannot be!"
Then I remembered the 'cupcakes' the man had talked about. "Cerberus could be cursed." I said softly. "There's this really pale man."
"Pale man?" Hades said. He paused, and grew angry. "Charon has been acting odd. Then he went missing. CHARON! He must be the one who stole Cerberus! That backstabber!"
"Then Charon said that he would make a broth that granted immortality! And he would give it to a Mistress, and Kronos! And the cup... I mean Cerberus!" I said.
"Argh!" Hades exclaimed.
"What's with the racket?" Sara walked right in the center of the three brothers. "I was taking my afternoon nap."
"CHARON IS A TRAITOR!" Hades was running around. "MEH! GLOBBER-SMACK!"
"Cerberus is being unleashed," I gasped. I always had that weird feeling that something was happening. "He turned evil."
Annabeth
My eyes widened as I saw the three-headed dog, which was my 'pet'. His eyes had turned an devilish red, instead of green. The heads growled and snapped at us.
"Cerberus! Get the demigods! They are the key to unlock your maximum power!" The pale man said.
I dodged a head, and Glinda and Cylena followed.
"We need to get out!" I said.
"No."
I jumped. No. "No?" I echoed, not believing that Cylena would lead us to our death. "No?!"
"Now is a time to test if you even have powers. You've been running away so much from your enemies. You're a demigod. You have powers! Use them!"
"But I still don't know how!" I complained.
Glinda shook her head. "Concentrate!"
I remembered how I made the deathly stinky socks. I could use that death to whip their butts!
I shut my eyes, and that about a death chain, tying Cerberus up. I thought of paralyzing the pale man by using skeletons to pin him to the floor. Then I heard a roar, and an angry yell. I opened my eyes, and there it was! Cerberus was tied, the pale man was pinned! It worked!
"Yay!"
Then, I waved my hand, and Cerberus' eyes turned green. The pale man slowly formed into the boat-keeper of the underworld: Charon.
"Charon?!" We all exclaimed.
He shook his head, then grinned. "I already had to demigods. I just wanted more, greedy me. Cerberus! Drink it!"
Cerberus' eyes turned red again, broke his chains, and lapped up some of the broth. His eyes turned pitch black, and carried the cauldron. He squashed the skeletons.
"Carry it to the Mistress! Feed it to her and Kronos! Victory is ours!" Charon said with glee.
"No!" Cylena cried.
But they were already gone.
Suddenly, Glinda began to weep. "Artemis is fading! The more power evil gets, the faster she fades!"
Cylena gasped. "My mom?" She turned to us, frantic. "My mom can't fade! Hurry!"
I nodded, and Glinda showed us the way to Artemis' cage.
"Life is a risk." Diane Von Furtestenberg
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Chapter 26: A Call from Camp
Celestia
"I hope they're ok."
I turned to Sara. That was the first time she talked today. I guess she had a lot on her time. I smiled. "They are fine."
"How do you know?" Sara grumped. But I knew Oceanus wouldn't possess her again:
"Sara! Sara!"
Sara turned around. She saw me holding a clear gem, with a wave stirring in it. I smiled. "My mom made this for you, so now you won't get possessed!"
Sara saw the clothes I held in my other hand. "And this is for an outfit my mom gave you." I smiled. "Try it on!"
Within a few minutes, Sara was wearing a white hoodie with a black tank top underneath. Her pants were tan and baggy. A strand of hair was braided. Her seashell necklace was replaced with the charmed necklace.
"All better!" I said.
"I look ridiculous." Sara grumped.
"I can ask my mom. I did this morning. They are fine." Sara raised a brow. "I mean clueless, but, fine."
"Why won't you cheat? Look into something, like a fortune orb!" Sara said.
"A fortune orb?" I smirked. "That's for wannabes!" I held my necklace. "This will help us!"
I removed my necklace. "Show us where Annabeth is." I said softly, but not too soft.
The green necklace began to shimmer, then a holographic picture of Annabeth up.
"How will we find Glinda?" She groaned. "We lost her track!"
"Maybe we can get a dog!" Panda grinned. "And he'll sniff his way to Glinda!"
Lucas shrugged. "I'm allergic to dogs."
"Wolf!" Gravy decided.
"Yes, a wolf certainly won't kill us!" Alec said sarcastically.
"Listen!" I yelled.
Immediately, all heads turned my head. "Floating people!" Helina gasped.
"No," I started. "Annabeth, what do you need help with?" I asked, and Annabeth immediately spoke.
"We can't find Glinda at all!" Annabeth waved her hands.
I slashed the hologram away, then spoke into the necklace. "Show us where Glinda is." I said.
Once again, a holographic picture of Glinda showed up. She was in a rusty ol' cage, trembling with fear. An old man was perched, stirring an odd broth up. Me and Sara gasped.
"My cupcakes," The man cackled. "They'll be fed well, yes, indeed! The Mistress will be satisfied, yes. A demigod as an ingredient for my broth! Heh, heh, heh!"
Glinda shook her bars. "No! Please! Spare one's life!"
"Oh?" The man grinned. "Demigod broth will make the powerful trapped ones and my Mistress satisfied. If this isn't such, then the plan wouldn't fill." He took a deep broth. "I added a demigod in here before you. Two demigods equal immortal life! The cupcakes and the Mistress will finally, be more POWERFUL! And don't forget... KRONOS! Heh, heh!"
"No!" Sara said softly.
"Zoom out," I told the necklace.
The picture began to go out of the cave, and showed the entrance. It was a large, gray boulder. "Look up." The picture looked up, and there stood Annabeth, looking out the tundra.
"Annabeth!" Sara called. Annabeth looked down in surprise. "Hurry! Go down the cliff! Move the boulder. Glinda's in grave danger! If you don't hurry, cupcakes, the Mistress, and Kronos will be at full power!"
"I hope they're ok."
I turned to Sara. That was the first time she talked today. I guess she had a lot on her time. I smiled. "They are fine."
"How do you know?" Sara grumped. But I knew Oceanus wouldn't possess her again:
"Sara! Sara!"
Sara turned around. She saw me holding a clear gem, with a wave stirring in it. I smiled. "My mom made this for you, so now you won't get possessed!"
Sara saw the clothes I held in my other hand. "And this is for an outfit my mom gave you." I smiled. "Try it on!"
Within a few minutes, Sara was wearing a white hoodie with a black tank top underneath. Her pants were tan and baggy. A strand of hair was braided. Her seashell necklace was replaced with the charmed necklace.
"All better!" I said.
"I look ridiculous." Sara grumped.
"I can ask my mom. I did this morning. They are fine." Sara raised a brow. "I mean clueless, but, fine."
"Why won't you cheat? Look into something, like a fortune orb!" Sara said.
"A fortune orb?" I smirked. "That's for wannabes!" I held my necklace. "This will help us!"
I removed my necklace. "Show us where Annabeth is." I said softly, but not too soft.
The green necklace began to shimmer, then a holographic picture of Annabeth up.
"How will we find Glinda?" She groaned. "We lost her track!"
"Maybe we can get a dog!" Panda grinned. "And he'll sniff his way to Glinda!"
Lucas shrugged. "I'm allergic to dogs."
"Wolf!" Gravy decided.
"Yes, a wolf certainly won't kill us!" Alec said sarcastically.
"Listen!" I yelled.
Immediately, all heads turned my head. "Floating people!" Helina gasped.
"No," I started. "Annabeth, what do you need help with?" I asked, and Annabeth immediately spoke.
"We can't find Glinda at all!" Annabeth waved her hands.
I slashed the hologram away, then spoke into the necklace. "Show us where Glinda is." I said.
Once again, a holographic picture of Glinda showed up. She was in a rusty ol' cage, trembling with fear. An old man was perched, stirring an odd broth up. Me and Sara gasped.
"My cupcakes," The man cackled. "They'll be fed well, yes, indeed! The Mistress will be satisfied, yes. A demigod as an ingredient for my broth! Heh, heh, heh!"
Glinda shook her bars. "No! Please! Spare one's life!"
"Oh?" The man grinned. "Demigod broth will make the powerful trapped ones and my Mistress satisfied. If this isn't such, then the plan wouldn't fill." He took a deep broth. "I added a demigod in here before you. Two demigods equal immortal life! The cupcakes and the Mistress will finally, be more POWERFUL! And don't forget... KRONOS! Heh, heh!"
"No!" Sara said softly.
"Zoom out," I told the necklace.
The picture began to go out of the cave, and showed the entrance. It was a large, gray boulder. "Look up." The picture looked up, and there stood Annabeth, looking out the tundra.
"Annabeth!" Sara called. Annabeth looked down in surprise. "Hurry! Go down the cliff! Move the boulder. Glinda's in grave danger! If you don't hurry, cupcakes, the Mistress, and Kronos will be at full power!"
"Life isn't simple. But the beauty of it is, you can start over. It'll get easier." Alacia Bessette
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Chapter 25: A Lunch of Ideas
Lucas
I imagined the shriek that sounded like a little girl. "What do you think that was?" I asked Annabeth as Cylena put a stack of cookies, punch, sandwiches, and carrots onto the beaten picnic table.
"I'm not sure." Annabeth replied. She poured herself a glass of punch. Well, that wasn't enough for me!
"Gravy!" I asked across the table. "What do you think that sound was?"
Gravy shrugged, and thumb wrestled Helina. "Maybe a screaming bans-"
"Let's not talk about banshees!" Panda interrupted. "Those things give me the creeps."
"Quiet down!" Chieko said as Cylena and Alec took a seat. "Dig in,"
I slowly consumed my lunch, not taking my mind off that scream. Maybe... "Maybe Glinda!" I said outloud.
All the chatters, crunches, and slurps halted to a stop. Panda got fruit punch rolling down his chin.
Cylena finished her mouthful of carrots. "Yes, that did sound like the familiar voice I knew... but... no. She's gone, and in the ice dungeon for sure." She began to quietly drink her fruit punch.
Chieko had finished her gulp of sandwich, and threw her trash away into a black bag. She wiped Helina's messy face and then slowly spoke. "Cylena, I know what you mean. I recognize that voice anywhere." She hastily ran to the edge of the cliff, expecting to see Glinda's injured body. "But she's not there."
"Impossible!" Gravy said. He ran to the edge also. He shook his head. "I don't see any signs! Not a trace of blood anywhere!"
Annabeth finished her turkey sandwich and joined the two. Then Helina and Panda joined. Alec, Cylena, and me were still frozen in thoughts.
"And why do you want to see blood?" Cylena asked.
Gravy looked away sheepishly. Cylena just rolled her eyes.
"Should we go to the Kingdom of snow? I bet Glinda had to return there!" I proposed.
Annabeth shook her head. "We're bound to find her near here! She couldn't have gotten that far!"
Chieko considered this. "I guess." She turned to the people still at the picnic table. "Finish your lunches, then let's set out, people!"
"Dreams surely are difficult, confusing, and not everything in them is brought to pass for mankind. For fleeting dreams have two gates: one is fashioned of horn and one of ivory. Those which pass through the one of sawn ivory are deceptive, bringing tidings which come to nought, but those which issue from the one of polished horn bring true results when a mortal sees them." Homer
Friday, October 14, 2011
Chapter 24: Trapped
Special thanks to Artlife! Thanks, Artlife!
Glinda
The mysterious man roughly swung my cage into a dark, rocky cave. There were jagged rocks everywhere, and water dripped down from limestone. You could smell the distant smell of revolting guano and bats. When we were a fair distance away from the mouth, the man put me down. We were stopped in front of a cauldron. He lit the wood easily.
"I ran out of special ingredients, for my cupcakes." The man said gruffly. He appeared to be a very old man, with sprouts of gray hair.
"W-what special ingredient?" I asked anxiously.
"You~!" The man cackled. He began to add steamed water and black powder.
I shook the rusty bars. "Let me out~!"
The man revealed rotten teeth. "Dearie, you can't be like that..."
I suddenly saw a faint glow from Artemis' ring. I stared at it. Artemis was with me, I just knew it! "Why can't I?" I asked, raising my voice. "Why-"
"That would be disobeying my orders... and that would kill my poor cupcakes."
I heard only the fire crackling, and sparks flew out. The man hurriedly stirred the pot, and the large cloud of steam decreased. He continued to add the black powder.
I hesitated. "Who gave you the orders?"
"...The Mistress, Gaia."
An awkward silence followed.
"Gaia?" I asked in a small voice. "The earth wanted to kill me?"
The old man's solemn eyes darkened. "If you want to get out, get out!"
The old man passed me a key. I stared at it's design. It was twisted, and glowed ominously. I jingled at the lock, pushed, but nothing happened.
"Wha-?"
The old man only shook his head. "I'm sorry. Only the starfish and owl can free you. Gaia must have enchanted the key. Key-limes and pickled eggs, my soft heart!" The old man just stared at me. "I'm sorry~."
The mouth shut with a clump of rocks and vampire bats lunged at me from the shadows. As they charged, and the man holding a knife, a tear rolled down my cheek.
I was ready to kiss my life good-bye.
Glinda
The mysterious man roughly swung my cage into a dark, rocky cave. There were jagged rocks everywhere, and water dripped down from limestone. You could smell the distant smell of revolting guano and bats. When we were a fair distance away from the mouth, the man put me down. We were stopped in front of a cauldron. He lit the wood easily.
"I ran out of special ingredients, for my cupcakes." The man said gruffly. He appeared to be a very old man, with sprouts of gray hair.
"W-what special ingredient?" I asked anxiously.
"You~!" The man cackled. He began to add steamed water and black powder.
I shook the rusty bars. "Let me out~!"
The man revealed rotten teeth. "Dearie, you can't be like that..."
I suddenly saw a faint glow from Artemis' ring. I stared at it. Artemis was with me, I just knew it! "Why can't I?" I asked, raising my voice. "Why-"
"That would be disobeying my orders... and that would kill my poor cupcakes."
I heard only the fire crackling, and sparks flew out. The man hurriedly stirred the pot, and the large cloud of steam decreased. He continued to add the black powder.
I hesitated. "Who gave you the orders?"
"...The Mistress, Gaia."
An awkward silence followed.
"Gaia?" I asked in a small voice. "The earth wanted to kill me?"
The old man's solemn eyes darkened. "If you want to get out, get out!"
The old man passed me a key. I stared at it's design. It was twisted, and glowed ominously. I jingled at the lock, pushed, but nothing happened.
"Wha-?"
The old man only shook his head. "I'm sorry. Only the starfish and owl can free you. Gaia must have enchanted the key. Key-limes and pickled eggs, my soft heart!" The old man just stared at me. "I'm sorry~."
The mouth shut with a clump of rocks and vampire bats lunged at me from the shadows. As they charged, and the man holding a knife, a tear rolled down my cheek.
I was ready to kiss my life good-bye.
"What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to something better." Wendell Phillips
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Chapter 23: Glinda on the Tundra
Glinda
I felt close to crying. I was stuck on the icy plains and didn't know which way to get back home! A tear was rolling down my cheek felt like it was slowly freezing up. Then, I heard a loud rumbling and quickly turned around.
Large, white, frost-covered vines erupted from the icy plains. Arctic foxes and hares quickly ran to their dens for safety. From the middle of the vines was the unmistakable moon goddess Artemis, out unconscious, floating mystically.
"Artemis!" I cried. I scrabbled over to the vine cage. Artemis slowly opened her eyes.
Her skin was deathly pale, and I couldn't understand what was happening!
"Glinda..." Artemis said in a slow, struggling voice. "Get out! The prophecy..."
I shook my head. "No!" With the harsh look on Artemis' face, I quickly changed my answer. "Yes! Ok! But where would I go?"
Artemis reached out with her long, skinny arm and slipped a ring onto mine. "Use this ring and follow the light it gives. Good-bye... See you in the stars."
"What are you talking about?" I demanded. "Artemis, are you leaving?"
But without an answer, Artemis disappeared and the vines slipped back into the ice. The holes still remained.
And for a minute I felt lost.
Artemis. I thought. Please help me.
Suddenly, a blue, lazer-like light pointed to the top of a snowy hill. I began to climb the icy hill and saw a distant cliff, just a mile away. Rush the rush of energy, I darted across the tundra, hearing the snow crunch under my feet. Then I met the grassy, but rocky, hill. It was almost a mountain, but it was that steep.
I climbed, using rock ledges for support and weeds to pull me up. I smelled campfire, and the distant voices of a boy and girl.
"Lucas, we have to find Glinda." The girl said.
A boy spoke, probably Lucas. "Uh-huh." He said. "But how can we find her, in miles of snow?"
"We'll just have to see." The girl said.
I was now pulling myself up, skipping one rock ledge. But the next weeds I pulled, were by accident. They were dead and pulled out by a rabbit. I slipped, and tumbled headfirst towards the ice.
I squeezed my eyes shut. "HELP ME!"
I imagined the pain of hitting the ice from above. I imagined me turning to mush or break a ton of things. But then I felt a warm, furry thing catch me.
I opened my eyes and saw a gruff man catch me by the scruff. I whimpered, not knowing what to do. He carelessly stuffed me into a rusty old cage. But even though it was rusty, it had to be enchanted somehow. Even the rustiest parts I kicked, it just wouldn't break.
"Help me!" I said. "Help,"
Help.
"Hope is a waking dream." ~Ariostle
Friday, September 30, 2011
Chapter 22: Dewdrops
Annabeth
It was long after we gave camp our Iris-message. I closed my eyes and remembered the scene in the background. Celestia was worried, the grass was charred, and the hydra was officially dead. We stopped for rest on a grassy hill, and the snowy kingdom could be seen just a mile away. I could picture the snowy village, and Glinda trapped in an icy cell. We needed her to complete a prophecy.
It was autumn now, and the trees were a beautiful combination of crimson red, pumpkin orange and electric yellow. Acorns were falling down the oak trees and the grass was covered in beautiful, fragile, dewdrops. It was full of serenity--if you put the fact that there's a life-or-death situation in the trash.
"The dewdrops are beautiful, aren't they?" I turned around. Alec was standing behind me, with a D.S. in his hand.
"What's up with D.S.'s?" I asked, and sat down on the beaten up picnic bench. Cylena set it up with plates.
"They're the new in." Alec casually said and I rolled my eyes. He sat down on the wet grass.
I stared into the snowy mountains, that were sparkling from the sun.
"Where's Lucas?" I asked.
"He's helping Panda with the rabbit dung situation." Alec chuckled.
"You know," I began. "I'm beginning to feel like we're going nowhere with this quest. Everything we've done... it feels like trash."
Alec frowned. "We completed the first line! And now we're going to complete the second line!" He took a deep breath.
Cylena returned, this time cooking now. Her white apron said: White Sugar...Comes from Moon.
When Cylena left to get some food, I spoke. "As one gets lost in the Kingdom of Snow. Who do you think it is?"
"Maybe Chieko." Alec replied. "Or maybe me..."
The sun was setting, and the grass covered in dewdrops seemed magical now. They seemed orangey... no. They were like diamonds. No, its both.
"I'm not sure if you're trying to draw attention or not..." I stood up. "But that's nonsense."
I strolled back near the forest to look for Lucas, then looked back. The dewdrops... they made something magical. Friendship. I thought. It was friendship.
It was long after we gave camp our Iris-message. I closed my eyes and remembered the scene in the background. Celestia was worried, the grass was charred, and the hydra was officially dead. We stopped for rest on a grassy hill, and the snowy kingdom could be seen just a mile away. I could picture the snowy village, and Glinda trapped in an icy cell. We needed her to complete a prophecy.
It was autumn now, and the trees were a beautiful combination of crimson red, pumpkin orange and electric yellow. Acorns were falling down the oak trees and the grass was covered in beautiful, fragile, dewdrops. It was full of serenity--if you put the fact that there's a life-or-death situation in the trash.
"The dewdrops are beautiful, aren't they?" I turned around. Alec was standing behind me, with a D.S. in his hand.
"What's up with D.S.'s?" I asked, and sat down on the beaten up picnic bench. Cylena set it up with plates.
"They're the new in." Alec casually said and I rolled my eyes. He sat down on the wet grass.
I stared into the snowy mountains, that were sparkling from the sun.
"Where's Lucas?" I asked.
"He's helping Panda with the rabbit dung situation." Alec chuckled.
"You know," I began. "I'm beginning to feel like we're going nowhere with this quest. Everything we've done... it feels like trash."
Alec frowned. "We completed the first line! And now we're going to complete the second line!" He took a deep breath.
Cylena returned, this time cooking now. Her white apron said: White Sugar...Comes from Moon.
When Cylena left to get some food, I spoke. "As one gets lost in the Kingdom of Snow. Who do you think it is?"
"Maybe Chieko." Alec replied. "Or maybe me..."
The sun was setting, and the grass covered in dewdrops seemed magical now. They seemed orangey... no. They were like diamonds. No, its both.
"I'm not sure if you're trying to draw attention or not..." I stood up. "But that's nonsense."
I strolled back near the forest to look for Lucas, then looked back. The dewdrops... they made something magical. Friendship. I thought. It was friendship.
"Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends." Czech Proverb
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Chapter 21: The Argue Battle
Lucas
"Wake up!" Annabeth said. I could hear her outside the tent.
"Okay... hold on!" I changed from my pajamas to some clothing I found in the tent.
I unzipped the tent and saw all the campers up and rushing. Annabeth was now working on cooking a cheddar-filled sausage. It was dripping cheese.
"There you are!" Chieko said, turning towards me. "I got an Iris-message."
I blinked. "Iris-message?"
"It's a message that require drachmas and mist." Chieko said. "Iris is the rainbow goddess, and rainbows of course, are made of mist." She quickly added.
"So what's the Iris-message about?"
I turned and saw Annabeth standing only a few feet away. She was holding Panda's hand, who was greedily eating his cheddar filled sausage.
Chieko smiled. "Celestia and Sara were wondering if you were okay."
"We're fine!" I said. Then I tilted my head. "How did they know we're here?"
Chieko ignored me. "They just had a recent battle against the hydra, who came back again. They were victorious, but many were injured. Sara was wondering if Annabeth could come back to help."
Annabeth groaned. "I'm the child of the god of death, not a child of healing. Big difference."
"She's right. She'll turn dead squirrels into flying zombie squirrels with a beak." I said.
Chieko thoughtfully looked at the sky. She closed her eyes for a second. "Then we'll have to continue. Let's Iris-message them later."
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Celestia
I watched the fallen hydra on the ground, with bowmen ready to launch their arrows. Sara was watching on a rooftop. So many things have happened ever since Annabeth, Lucas and Alec left on their journey.
I softly ran over, and climbed the vines that led to Sara's roof. She was pale white, ever since we gave Chieko that Iris-message.
"Who's the dove?" Sara demanded. "What does the prophecy mean?"
"I can't tell you." I answered simply.
"Who said?" Sara stood up, drawing a sword. It was dripping a glowing green liquid.
"Poison," I murmured. I glared up at her. Then my gazed softened. "No one said... I can't tell you. It'll ruin the future!"
"Isn't that better?" Sara did a thrust with her poisonous sword. I easily side-stepped.
"No,"
"EVERYONE WANTS TO RUIN THE FUTURE! CAN'T YOU SEE THAT?" Sara was shouting out the words and crazily swinging her sword. She was getting on my nerves. Then she slapped me. That was the limit.
I did a 360 backwards, then removed my Necklace of Delphi and whispered soft words. "My beautiful weapon, hear my cry. My hate and anger, I cannot deny!" The necklace turned into a long staff, glowing green with the pendent, now larger, on the top.
I easily swung my staff, and struck the roof. Debris fell and the roof caved in, making a hole in the roof. I jumped down. Sara followed with a scowl.
"What's wrong, chicken?" Sara did a swing, and I blocked it carefully, then kicked her stomach.
"A fight between an immortal and demi-titan. Very interesting!" I pointed my staff to the right, and slashed the air. A green barrier grew where I pointed the staff, like drawing.
Sara groaned in rage, and stabbed the forcefield. It shattered, and I climbed through a window, and slid down a pole.
"Come back!" I slowly noticed Sara's voice was growing distorted. She was being controlled by Oceanus, her evil titan father. I just felt that radiating evilness.
I waved my staff to the left, and jerked it upwards. Sara got flung and landed 10 feet away. I scrabbled over into the lobby of the camp. Sam was busy playing Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks on his D.S. He looked up lazily.
"Oh, hey Celestia." He said casually. "What's up?"
"Listen!" Sam widened his eyes. I continued. "Sara's father is possessing her! How can I stop her?"
"Easy. You prank her hardcore until she's so full of pranks, she vomits spitting out the possessing junk of her father!" Sam grinned, and frowned when I cast him a glance.
"You've been playing too much video games."
Sara crashed through the doorway and glared at me. Sam quickly scrabbled to his feet and jumped to the kitchen. I stared at him in disbelief. Then I noticed he was using potions!
"Muggenwort will do!" Sam said happily and poured it right into Sara's mouth. Her eyes flashed for a moment, and then she fainted.
"Is she ok?" I asked worriedly.
Sam beamed. "More like awesomely ok! Dude, you should've seen me! I was all like, whisk whisk and you're expression was priceless!" I rolled my eyes and trudged to the door.
Peace!
"Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives." William James
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Chapter 20~Glinda's Escape
I'm so happy! 20th chapter! Woot woot! Sorry... anyways, enjoy reading! :) ~Kallik
Annabeth
"Would you like some scones? I made some myself!" Chieko pushed a plate full of hot steaming scones onto a small, wooden table. I don't like scones but hey, I'm starving so why not?
"Thanks." Alec stuffed one scone into his mouth. "Yum! It has blueberries and..." Alec began coughing.
"Alec?" Lucas asked. "You ok?"
Alec began squeezing his neck.
"Oh my gosh he's choking!" I said. I never experienced someone choking so this was a real shock.
Chieko began hitting Alec's stomach with a hammer. The scone flew out of his mouth and landed onto the plate. Perfectly also. "This hammer always works. These scones always makes people choke."
The scone in my hand didn't seem appetizing anymore. It seemed like poison. "You have any another snacks? We are starving!"
"Yeah!" Lucas and Alec said together.
"Mmm... we do have peanut butter sandwiches..." Chieko looked down thoughtfully at a box in the corner of the tent.
I could see Lucas and Alec's mouths watering, and I found mine watering also. Mmm! Peanut butter sandwiches... I could almost taste the creaminess of the peanut butter, on my tongue.
"But under one condition!" Chieko said. "You'll have to help us find Glinda."
"Okay! Easy!" Lucas said, eyes fixed on the box.
"Yep." Me and Alec said together.
"It's very dangerous, and I can see that Annabeth here is new to this demigod...ness." Now that was just insulting! Well, it was true... I was new...
"But I took down the Nemean Lion!" I said out loud. Chieko fixed her eyes on me.
"Really? Well you are a daughter of Hades. Adding you two would complete the Big Three's children... and Alec over there can have some "bonding time" with his sister. Deal! Now we have set up your beds over outside." Chieko opened the box and gave us some peanut butter sandwiches, on-the-go.
We ate our sandwiches greedily and settled into our separate tents.
Glinda
The walls were icy cold. The ceiling, covered with sharp icicles. The floor, filled with powdered snow. I couldn't stop shivering. I buried myself deeper in my jacket. The god walked threw the walls like water.
"Tell me where Gaia slumbers!" He boomed.
I only chattered my teeth in response. I knew he didn't mean to act so mean! But he was so scary! Plus, who'd act so unsmarticle? Killing Gaia meant that you'd kill earth, killing hundreds of mortals! My daddy's a mortal... his name is George! He works in Colorado, making guns for the war in that place in Africa.
I missed Chieko. I missed Cylena. I missed Gravy and Panda. I mostly missed Helina, my best friend. I really hoped and prayed that they would find those other three. Does that confuse you? My daddy is catholic and my mom is greek so, I mostly believe in God though....
"Fine! Since you won't answer, I'll turn the AC off for a while...." The icy god looked at a thermometer high enough so I couldn't reach it.
He was about to go back out, but as he was midway through the wall, I used my ability to be cuter.
"Wait! Can you let me out?" I said it with the cutest voice you could imagine.
The ice god took a long hard look at me. Then he smiled and let me out of the prison, through the corridors of ice, and then out of the snowy kingdom.
"Now, good-bye!" I giggled.
Suddenly, I noticed he was breaking the spell. But before he was wondering where he was, I had flashed out of sight.
Annabeth
"Would you like some scones? I made some myself!" Chieko pushed a plate full of hot steaming scones onto a small, wooden table. I don't like scones but hey, I'm starving so why not?
"Thanks." Alec stuffed one scone into his mouth. "Yum! It has blueberries and..." Alec began coughing.
"Alec?" Lucas asked. "You ok?"
Alec began squeezing his neck.
"Oh my gosh he's choking!" I said. I never experienced someone choking so this was a real shock.
Chieko began hitting Alec's stomach with a hammer. The scone flew out of his mouth and landed onto the plate. Perfectly also. "This hammer always works. These scones always makes people choke."
The scone in my hand didn't seem appetizing anymore. It seemed like poison. "You have any another snacks? We are starving!"
"Yeah!" Lucas and Alec said together.
"Mmm... we do have peanut butter sandwiches..." Chieko looked down thoughtfully at a box in the corner of the tent.
I could see Lucas and Alec's mouths watering, and I found mine watering also. Mmm! Peanut butter sandwiches... I could almost taste the creaminess of the peanut butter, on my tongue.
"But under one condition!" Chieko said. "You'll have to help us find Glinda."
"Okay! Easy!" Lucas said, eyes fixed on the box.
"Yep." Me and Alec said together.
"It's very dangerous, and I can see that Annabeth here is new to this demigod...ness." Now that was just insulting! Well, it was true... I was new...
"But I took down the Nemean Lion!" I said out loud. Chieko fixed her eyes on me.
"Really? Well you are a daughter of Hades. Adding you two would complete the Big Three's children... and Alec over there can have some "bonding time" with his sister. Deal! Now we have set up your beds over outside." Chieko opened the box and gave us some peanut butter sandwiches, on-the-go.
We ate our sandwiches greedily and settled into our separate tents.
Glinda
The walls were icy cold. The ceiling, covered with sharp icicles. The floor, filled with powdered snow. I couldn't stop shivering. I buried myself deeper in my jacket. The god walked threw the walls like water.
"Tell me where Gaia slumbers!" He boomed.
I only chattered my teeth in response. I knew he didn't mean to act so mean! But he was so scary! Plus, who'd act so unsmarticle? Killing Gaia meant that you'd kill earth, killing hundreds of mortals! My daddy's a mortal... his name is George! He works in Colorado, making guns for the war in that place in Africa.
I missed Chieko. I missed Cylena. I missed Gravy and Panda. I mostly missed Helina, my best friend. I really hoped and prayed that they would find those other three. Does that confuse you? My daddy is catholic and my mom is greek so, I mostly believe in God though....
"Fine! Since you won't answer, I'll turn the AC off for a while...." The icy god looked at a thermometer high enough so I couldn't reach it.
He was about to go back out, but as he was midway through the wall, I used my ability to be cuter.
"Wait! Can you let me out?" I said it with the cutest voice you could imagine.
The ice god took a long hard look at me. Then he smiled and let me out of the prison, through the corridors of ice, and then out of the snowy kingdom.
"Now, good-bye!" I giggled.
Suddenly, I noticed he was breaking the spell. But before he was wondering where he was, I had flashed out of sight.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Chapter 19: Meeting those Campers
Annabeth
"Wow, it's awesome to meet you." This seriously was an awesome feeling. But we were supposed to be 10 altogether. We were only 9. "Hey, who's missing?"
"We were hoping that you would know. She left yesterday." Chieko said. "Her name is Glinda. Glinda, the daughter of Aphrodite. Quite the talker. And you're saying you haven't seen her?"
"We don't know any Glindas." Alec insisted.
"How should we trust you?" One camper said. She had brown hair with golden streaks. "What if you are lying?"
"Cylena, stop it! You're making our newcomers uncomfortable. They're the ones in the prophecy!" Chieko said. Wow. She turned to us. "I'm sorry. Cylena is the 'tough' ones. She's a daughter of Artemis."
Alec began coughing. "So that girl's my sister? She doesn't look like me!"
"What, you were expecting a twin?" Cylena narrowed her eyes. I noticed she was chewing bubblegum.
"Well you have to be related. Siblings always fight. Like me and my brother!" Lucas glared at me.
"Cylena, that's enough of that. Helina, come on out!" A very young and short girl stepped out of the legs.
"I'm Helina! I'm 6 years old and I'm a daughter of Hera!" The girl said happily.
Me, Lucas and Alec stared down at the little girl. Sure, I had to admit I was 10, but I think I'm old enough to use swords and stuff. But 6? I think that's against the law! And I think Lucas might be shocked about his new cousin.
"Isn't she a little too young?" Alec asked. "I'm 11, so I'm smart enough to know that she is too young!"
"I kick butt!" Helina insisted.
We once again stared down at the 6-year-old girl. Seriously! What would you say when a little girl says something like that?
"It's true." Cylena hugged Helina. "This little girl helped me hunt a deer! So I gave her a bow and quiver also. Evil is on her checklist.
"Oh. How nice." I said.
"Uh huh!" Chieko said. "Panda, come on!"
A boy stepped out of the crowd. He seemed 8 years old, with freckles and stuff. "It's Patrick. Why did you guys have to name me so ridiculous? Oh, and I'm son of Poseidon."
"I like pandas!" Helina giggled. "They're big!"
"Last but not least, Graden, A.K.A., Gravy." A boy stepped who had gravy colored hair and eyes. Probably 9.
"I'm son of Hepheastus. I think I can forge you guys new weapons!" Gravy said.
"Whoa." Lucas said. He showed Gravy the weapons Celestia gave us. "We already have weapons."
"Pfft." Gravy said. "You call those weapons? More like mortal axes and giant letter openers! I can forge you weapons made out of Celestial Bronze! Now that's more like it!" With that, Gravy rushed into one of the tents, which looked like it was made of steel instead of cloth.
"You have quite the campers." Alec mumbled.
Chieko smiled. "Yep. And the best little troopers!" Chieko picked Helina up, struggled, and set her down.
"I'm not responsible if she gets killed." Alec mumbled.
I saw Cylena unsheathe her sword. One side was steel, the other Celestial Bronze. "You're responsible if she dies. My mother is missing, no doubt she is! And I intend to find her, with a full party."
"You can't have a full party without that Aphrodite girl." Lucas whispered.
"Glinda. Her name is Glinda. And you better respect that girl. She distracted a pack of demon dogs with her crazy talking! Respect her! If you don't, I'll kill you!" Cylena hissed.
Chieko sighed. "Cylena, don't scare the ones in the prophecy!" She turned to us. "Would you like to come in for tea?"
Mmm. I could really use something hot. "Yes, please!" And we all walked into Chieko's tent.
"Wow, it's awesome to meet you." This seriously was an awesome feeling. But we were supposed to be 10 altogether. We were only 9. "Hey, who's missing?"
"We were hoping that you would know. She left yesterday." Chieko said. "Her name is Glinda. Glinda, the daughter of Aphrodite. Quite the talker. And you're saying you haven't seen her?"
"We don't know any Glindas." Alec insisted.
"How should we trust you?" One camper said. She had brown hair with golden streaks. "What if you are lying?"
"Cylena, stop it! You're making our newcomers uncomfortable. They're the ones in the prophecy!" Chieko said. Wow. She turned to us. "I'm sorry. Cylena is the 'tough' ones. She's a daughter of Artemis."
Alec began coughing. "So that girl's my sister? She doesn't look like me!"
"What, you were expecting a twin?" Cylena narrowed her eyes. I noticed she was chewing bubblegum.
"Well you have to be related. Siblings always fight. Like me and my brother!" Lucas glared at me.
"Cylena, that's enough of that. Helina, come on out!" A very young and short girl stepped out of the legs.
"I'm Helina! I'm 6 years old and I'm a daughter of Hera!" The girl said happily.
Me, Lucas and Alec stared down at the little girl. Sure, I had to admit I was 10, but I think I'm old enough to use swords and stuff. But 6? I think that's against the law! And I think Lucas might be shocked about his new cousin.
"Isn't she a little too young?" Alec asked. "I'm 11, so I'm smart enough to know that she is too young!"
"I kick butt!" Helina insisted.
We once again stared down at the 6-year-old girl. Seriously! What would you say when a little girl says something like that?
"It's true." Cylena hugged Helina. "This little girl helped me hunt a deer! So I gave her a bow and quiver also. Evil is on her checklist.
"Oh. How nice." I said.
"Uh huh!" Chieko said. "Panda, come on!"
A boy stepped out of the crowd. He seemed 8 years old, with freckles and stuff. "It's Patrick. Why did you guys have to name me so ridiculous? Oh, and I'm son of Poseidon."
"I like pandas!" Helina giggled. "They're big!"
"Last but not least, Graden, A.K.A., Gravy." A boy stepped who had gravy colored hair and eyes. Probably 9.
"I'm son of Hepheastus. I think I can forge you guys new weapons!" Gravy said.
"Whoa." Lucas said. He showed Gravy the weapons Celestia gave us. "We already have weapons."
"Pfft." Gravy said. "You call those weapons? More like mortal axes and giant letter openers! I can forge you weapons made out of Celestial Bronze! Now that's more like it!" With that, Gravy rushed into one of the tents, which looked like it was made of steel instead of cloth.
"You have quite the campers." Alec mumbled.
Chieko smiled. "Yep. And the best little troopers!" Chieko picked Helina up, struggled, and set her down.
"I'm not responsible if she gets killed." Alec mumbled.
I saw Cylena unsheathe her sword. One side was steel, the other Celestial Bronze. "You're responsible if she dies. My mother is missing, no doubt she is! And I intend to find her, with a full party."
"You can't have a full party without that Aphrodite girl." Lucas whispered.
"Glinda. Her name is Glinda. And you better respect that girl. She distracted a pack of demon dogs with her crazy talking! Respect her! If you don't, I'll kill you!" Cylena hissed.
Chieko sighed. "Cylena, don't scare the ones in the prophecy!" She turned to us. "Would you like to come in for tea?"
Mmm. I could really use something hot. "Yes, please!" And we all walked into Chieko's tent.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Chapter 18: Across the River and Into the Camp
Annabeth
"I think... I caught my breath." I said and let out a sigh. Me and the two sat down on a sun baked rock, listening to a river's roar.
Waters crashed onto rocks, the current showed no mercy. A cobblestone path used to cross the river was being enveloped by the waters. Just ahead of the river was a forest that had a path. I could see 7 tents lined up in a circle with one burning campfire in the center. Sanctuary!
"Ok, how are we gonna cross this river?" Alec said. "Maybe I could dry this up with sunrays..."
"Or I could electrocute it! Then... no, I could use clouds to make a path and..."
I left Alec and Lucas and wandered to an old tree. Breaking this would be easy! It would make a nice bridge too. I thought. Those guys should thank me!
I leaned against the tree with all my might, until I heard a tiny female voice.
A tiny figure appeared in the tree. It was a tree nymph!
"Girl, you gotta use someone else!" She snapped her fingers, making a Z. "Right now, I'm listening to music! Find another tree, would ya?"
"Sorry ma'am!" I said and hurried back to the river.
Then I saw the most hilarious thing I ever saw today; Alec and Lucas wrestling a water nymph; and the water nymph (girl) won!
Then there was a terrible thing I saw; Lucas was crackling electricity in his hands and Alec was beginning to reach for a sun beam to dry her up.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! What's goin' on?" I asked.
"Those two peculiar boys are trying to cross my river! Probably to get to that camp I sup..."
"Whose in the camp?" I demanded.
"Just 7 demigods trying to find the skull, the lightning bolt and the sun!" The water nymph calmed the river so we could hear better. "Are you the ones?"
"I'm a son of Apollo, he's the son of Zeus and she's the daughter of Hades, so, I guess." Alec said.
"The ones?" The water nymph's eyes grew wide. "By, by the River Styx! You must hurry to their camp! Go now!" The water nymph raised the whole river in the air to let us cross.
"Thanks!" I called as I climbed up to the other side of the river.
"No problem!" The nymph said. And when she lowered the river, she jumped in and melted into the river. Weird.
"AAAAAHHHHHHH!" Lucas tripped over a tree root, face to face with a anthill.
"Get up." A girl's voice rang "You must be hurt. I'll let you in the infirmary tent after a little talk. Lucas stood. We all looked up, facing a blonde girl who had the weirdest blue eyes.
"Who are you?" Alec asked.
"Who are you?" The girl asked.
"I asked you first." Alec said.
"You are the one who trespassed to our camp."
Alec looked back at me and Lucas. "She is right."
"I'm Alec, son of Apollo, he's Lucas, son of Zeus and she's Annabeth, daughter of Hades."
"I'm Chieko, daughter of Athena." The girl said. "My name means intelligence and wisdom. And we've been waiting and searching for you. I'm so happy you came." Chieko raised her arm to the left, and 5 more campers stood out.
"Hello! Are you ok? I'm sure we'll be great friends!" One demigod said.
Ten demigods unite with love... someone's missing.
"I think... I caught my breath." I said and let out a sigh. Me and the two sat down on a sun baked rock, listening to a river's roar.
Waters crashed onto rocks, the current showed no mercy. A cobblestone path used to cross the river was being enveloped by the waters. Just ahead of the river was a forest that had a path. I could see 7 tents lined up in a circle with one burning campfire in the center. Sanctuary!
"Ok, how are we gonna cross this river?" Alec said. "Maybe I could dry this up with sunrays..."
"Or I could electrocute it! Then... no, I could use clouds to make a path and..."
I left Alec and Lucas and wandered to an old tree. Breaking this would be easy! It would make a nice bridge too. I thought. Those guys should thank me!
I leaned against the tree with all my might, until I heard a tiny female voice.
A tiny figure appeared in the tree. It was a tree nymph!
"Girl, you gotta use someone else!" She snapped her fingers, making a Z. "Right now, I'm listening to music! Find another tree, would ya?"
"Sorry ma'am!" I said and hurried back to the river.
Then I saw the most hilarious thing I ever saw today; Alec and Lucas wrestling a water nymph; and the water nymph (girl) won!
Then there was a terrible thing I saw; Lucas was crackling electricity in his hands and Alec was beginning to reach for a sun beam to dry her up.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! What's goin' on?" I asked.
"Those two peculiar boys are trying to cross my river! Probably to get to that camp I sup..."
"Whose in the camp?" I demanded.
"Just 7 demigods trying to find the skull, the lightning bolt and the sun!" The water nymph calmed the river so we could hear better. "Are you the ones?"
"I'm a son of Apollo, he's the son of Zeus and she's the daughter of Hades, so, I guess." Alec said.
"The ones?" The water nymph's eyes grew wide. "By, by the River Styx! You must hurry to their camp! Go now!" The water nymph raised the whole river in the air to let us cross.
"Thanks!" I called as I climbed up to the other side of the river.
"No problem!" The nymph said. And when she lowered the river, she jumped in and melted into the river. Weird.
"AAAAAHHHHHHH!" Lucas tripped over a tree root, face to face with a anthill.
"Get up." A girl's voice rang "You must be hurt. I'll let you in the infirmary tent after a little talk. Lucas stood. We all looked up, facing a blonde girl who had the weirdest blue eyes.
"Who are you?" Alec asked.
"Who are you?" The girl asked.
"I asked you first." Alec said.
"You are the one who trespassed to our camp."
Alec looked back at me and Lucas. "She is right."
"I'm Alec, son of Apollo, he's Lucas, son of Zeus and she's Annabeth, daughter of Hades."
"I'm Chieko, daughter of Athena." The girl said. "My name means intelligence and wisdom. And we've been waiting and searching for you. I'm so happy you came." Chieko raised her arm to the left, and 5 more campers stood out.
"Hello! Are you ok? I'm sure we'll be great friends!" One demigod said.
Ten demigods unite with love... someone's missing.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Chapter 17-The Sock Plan
Annabeth
"Annabeth, you ok?" Alec asked. Sunlight streamed through the mouth of the cave.
"Artemis is trapped." I told him. I turned and attempted to wake Lucas up.
"5 more minutes!" He groaned, and immediately fell into deep sleep.
I gritted my teeth and took off his sock. Then I dangled it in front of his nose.
"Annabeth, what are you...?"
"I got this from the internet. The 'Sock Plan' always works!" I said.
"Sure... look! He's not waking up!" Alec pointed to my drooling brother.
Oh how embarrassing this must be for him! I thought in my head, mentally smiling in my head. "Lucas is wasting sunlight..."
"Like I don't notice that?" Alec pointed to Lucas' other sock. He began slipping it off. "Maybe another sock will work."
"Ugh! It isn't working!"
"Yeah..."
"Maybe if you take off your socks... I'll take my socks off too." I told Alec.
And so we both took off our sock and plopped it on my brother's face. He still didn't wake up.
"I think we killed him with our funk." Alec told me. Oh great. "You are daughter of Hades. Can't you make it deathly stinky?"
"I'll try, though I highly doubt it." I said and tried using my powers. I suddenly felt lots of heat. Sweat broke out. I kept my eyes fixed on the socks, trying to make them deathly stinky. Sure enough, a huge gust of stink broke into the cave. You could even see green waves of funk. I wasn't sure if I should be offended or not.
"Wow that sure is stinky!" Alec coughed, swatting his hand to push the funk away from his face.
I coughed in my reply, then luckily Lucas woke up. "AAHHHHHHHH!!!!!! STINK BOMB! AAAAAAAHHH! SOCKS ON MY FACE! SOCKS ON MY FACE!"
"Lucas, calm down. Artemis is trapped! We have to rescue her. I'm not exactly sure who trapped her, or how, but, we have to hurry. Something is taking away her powers, little by little!" I told him as soon as he woke up.
"What are we waiting for? Let's get going!" Lucas grabbed for his backpack and we all walked out of the stink-infested cave.
When we were 10 yards away from the Stink Cave, Lucas said, "How come you didn't try to wake me up?"
"Lu-"
"And why was there socks on my face?
"Lucas,"
"AND WHO DID THAT STINK BOMB?"
"LUCAS! CALM DOWN! There was no stink bomb! We tried to wake you up by putting decent smelling socks on your face so you would wake up so I had to use my powers to create stinkiness to wake you up and apparently, it did."
After a long silence, Lucas finally said, "Why wouldn't you wake me up the normal way?"
"This is going to be a long day." Alec murmured.
"Annabeth, you ok?" Alec asked. Sunlight streamed through the mouth of the cave.
"Artemis is trapped." I told him. I turned and attempted to wake Lucas up.
"5 more minutes!" He groaned, and immediately fell into deep sleep.
I gritted my teeth and took off his sock. Then I dangled it in front of his nose.
"Annabeth, what are you...?"
"I got this from the internet. The 'Sock Plan' always works!" I said.
"Sure... look! He's not waking up!" Alec pointed to my drooling brother.
Oh how embarrassing this must be for him! I thought in my head, mentally smiling in my head. "Lucas is wasting sunlight..."
"Like I don't notice that?" Alec pointed to Lucas' other sock. He began slipping it off. "Maybe another sock will work."
"Ugh! It isn't working!"
"Yeah..."
"Maybe if you take off your socks... I'll take my socks off too." I told Alec.
And so we both took off our sock and plopped it on my brother's face. He still didn't wake up.
"I think we killed him with our funk." Alec told me. Oh great. "You are daughter of Hades. Can't you make it deathly stinky?"
"I'll try, though I highly doubt it." I said and tried using my powers. I suddenly felt lots of heat. Sweat broke out. I kept my eyes fixed on the socks, trying to make them deathly stinky. Sure enough, a huge gust of stink broke into the cave. You could even see green waves of funk. I wasn't sure if I should be offended or not.
"Wow that sure is stinky!" Alec coughed, swatting his hand to push the funk away from his face.
I coughed in my reply, then luckily Lucas woke up. "AAHHHHHHHH!!!!!! STINK BOMB! AAAAAAAHHH! SOCKS ON MY FACE! SOCKS ON MY FACE!"
"Lucas, calm down. Artemis is trapped! We have to rescue her. I'm not exactly sure who trapped her, or how, but, we have to hurry. Something is taking away her powers, little by little!" I told him as soon as he woke up.
"What are we waiting for? Let's get going!" Lucas grabbed for his backpack and we all walked out of the stink-infested cave.
When we were 10 yards away from the Stink Cave, Lucas said, "How come you didn't try to wake me up?"
"Lu-"
"And why was there socks on my face?
"Lucas,"
"AND WHO DID THAT STINK BOMB?"
"LUCAS! CALM DOWN! There was no stink bomb! We tried to wake you up by putting decent smelling socks on your face so you would wake up so I had to use my powers to create stinkiness to wake you up and apparently, it did."
After a long silence, Lucas finally said, "Why wouldn't you wake me up the normal way?"
"This is going to be a long day." Alec murmured.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Chapter 16~Meanwhile...
Celestia
"Are you sure they're alright?" I asked Sara.
She said nothing. Me and Sara were sitting at a park bench in the camp. We were eating cookies and creme ice cream.
The orange sky was streaked with purple, pink and red lines. The clouds were a mix of pink and purple and the sun was a bright yellow. What a beautiful dawn.
"They could've sent me an Iris-message by now. Where do you think they are?" I took a greedy mouthful of ice cream.
"I dunno. You should've been clearer on that prophecy..." Sara was chewing on her cone.
"NOOO!" Sam dropped to his knees, a D.S. in one hand. Max was smirking. "My beautiful Pokemon! Why, Max, why?"
"My Tepig is strong against a Snivy, duh!" Max smiled. "Now, I send Reshiram out!"
"I hope Zekrom wins." Sam said in a tiny voice and got up.
"Anyways, I'm going to my mom's house. She probably got stuck in a vase again." I told Sara after an awkward pause and ran off.
Sara
I yawned. Me and Celestia had stayed up all night. We practically didn't have any sleep! I threw my cone away and ran to Apollo, who was fixing his favorite sun SUV. He wore dark shades, a bright orange shirt and jogging trousers this time. "Hi Sara."
"Hello Mr. Apollo." I replied. "Are you the camp director?"
Apollo's outfit changed into summer wear. His expression turned happy and giddy. "Yes I am! Oh, man! I'm so happy I could use some haiku!"
I couldn't help smiling. "You are a god of poetry, so, let me hear one!"
Apollo smiled and said, "Happy sunshine makes me happy today!" Apollo said.
I pouted.
"Good, huh?" Apollo said with pride.
"Man you're terrible." I said. Apollo's sad expression turned his clothes into old man clothes.
"Let me hear some haiku from you!" The god challenged.
"Morning dew brings everything refreshed, anew." I smugly replied.
"Whatever! I'm way better than that stuff." Apollo grumbled and resumed fixing his car.
"Are you sure they're alright?" I asked Sara.
She said nothing. Me and Sara were sitting at a park bench in the camp. We were eating cookies and creme ice cream.
The orange sky was streaked with purple, pink and red lines. The clouds were a mix of pink and purple and the sun was a bright yellow. What a beautiful dawn.
"They could've sent me an Iris-message by now. Where do you think they are?" I took a greedy mouthful of ice cream.
"I dunno. You should've been clearer on that prophecy..." Sara was chewing on her cone.
"NOOO!" Sam dropped to his knees, a D.S. in one hand. Max was smirking. "My beautiful Pokemon! Why, Max, why?"
"My Tepig is strong against a Snivy, duh!" Max smiled. "Now, I send Reshiram out!"
"I hope Zekrom wins." Sam said in a tiny voice and got up.
"Anyways, I'm going to my mom's house. She probably got stuck in a vase again." I told Sara after an awkward pause and ran off.
Sara
I yawned. Me and Celestia had stayed up all night. We practically didn't have any sleep! I threw my cone away and ran to Apollo, who was fixing his favorite sun SUV. He wore dark shades, a bright orange shirt and jogging trousers this time. "Hi Sara."
"Hello Mr. Apollo." I replied. "Are you the camp director?"
Apollo's outfit changed into summer wear. His expression turned happy and giddy. "Yes I am! Oh, man! I'm so happy I could use some haiku!"
I couldn't help smiling. "You are a god of poetry, so, let me hear one!"
Apollo smiled and said, "Happy sunshine makes me happy today!" Apollo said.
I pouted.
"Good, huh?" Apollo said with pride.
"Man you're terrible." I said. Apollo's sad expression turned his clothes into old man clothes.
"Let me hear some haiku from you!" The god challenged.
"Morning dew brings everything refreshed, anew." I smugly replied.
"Whatever! I'm way better than that stuff." Apollo grumbled and resumed fixing his car.
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