Chapter Fifteen~Moon Goddess

     Annabeth






     We stopped at a clean cave. Lucas walked in and stopped at a rock sticking out of the wall. A bunch of water was pouring at the other side, from the rainwater.
    "That will be our water fountain." I saw Alec's eyes saw a pile of moss lined on a dry area in the cave. "And that will be our bed.
    I saw some rocks in a circular formation. "I'll make the fire. Lucas, you fix the water fountain so it won't touch that grime. Alec, make the beds more comfy. Let's get to work!"



    Alec

    I waked to the moss and made three sheets of that stuff. I rolled and formed three mosses into rounded rectangles. I cut some lichen from the cave ceiling and wove it into blankets. Using some of my sun powers, I dried them up to be warm and comfy. I looked at the sky, wondering if it was day or not. Of course, it was night. Night...

   The thought of night made me sleepy. I curled up on one of the beds, my rear facing up, making me close my eyes instantly.

   Lucas

  "DOES ANYONE NEED HELP?" I yelled. I peered over the little wall, covered in moss grime. Annabeth was struggling to keep the fire alive, and Alec was sleeping on the new beds. "Annabeth! Do you need help?"

  Annabeth looked up. She made a face. "Ew! Wash your face once in a while, would ya?" She tossed me a towel from Celestia's magic backpack.

  I wiped my face. I walked out of the shower area and Alec woke up. He began laughing at me.

  "You look like Frakenstein!" Alec said and fell back asleep.

   I took a mirror out of Celestia's magic pack and screamed higher than I wanted to.

   Annabeth

     "Stop screaming like a girl." I told Lucas and continued putting small twigs into my fire.

     My hands were seared from the hot embers, but that's basically what the fire was. Hot ember. Would it kill someone to bring a fire starter?

 "I  LOOOOOOOK LIIIIIIIIKE FRAKENSTEIN!" Lucas howled and jumped straight into my baby fire. He extinguished it with his grimy hair.

   "NOO!" I yelped and pushed my brother out of the fire. The hot embers were now just cold lumps of coal. "Look what you did, Lucas!"

    I woke Alec up. "Can you guys just chill? I'm trying to sleep!"

    Lucas glared at me and crashed onto a moss bed. I did the same, and closed my eyes.

   I dreamt I was in a silver room, circled of posters of moon phases. Every single bow or crossbow you could think of was hung on the walls. Way above my head was a skylight, underneath the moon, illuminating the scene. Then I saw pictures of a girl were also on the wall. I moved my feet and realized I was walking bare foot on a silky silver rug.

  A great flash appeared, with a 14-year-old girl standing inside it. She had black hair in a ponytail, with a silver dress on, holding a bow and arrow.

  "Who are you?" The girl asked in a cold tone.

  I knelt down. "I'm Annabeth, daughter of..."

  "I asked who are you, not a backstory!" She girl said icily.

  "Artemis? I thought you were immortal!" I asked the girl.

  Artemis was glowing with hatred. "That is my name, not yours! And I can look 14 than adult! I prefer 14, actually...."

  "I'm Annabeth." I said in a small voice.

  Artemis' face softened. "You already know who I am." She called a white stag up and rode on it. "Would you like a ride?"

  "Yes, your Majesty." I pulled myself onto the stag, and we rode into the sky.

  Everything looked mystical. The moon was so close, I felt like I could grab it. The clouds were like silver pillows floating in the dark sky. The stars were like little lanterns, with owls and crickets hooting and chirping.
  We landed at the edge of a forest clearing. A cave entrance was nearby, and so was a pond. Artemis smiled and swam in the pool.
  I watched the goddess swim freely and silently, but the cave looked familiar. I looked in and saw Lucas and Alec sleeping on moss beds. I even saw myself sleeping on a soft moss bed. I felt a hand on my shoulder. Artemis, dripping wet, gazed into the cave entrance also.
   "The moment of war is rising." Artemis said. She looked down kindly at me. "Your part of war is not as you expected. But you will save lives." She said the last sentence in a you-gonna-die-so-weird tone.
    "What about the prophecy? Celestia said that the moon and sun will take rage on the one who bared the sage!" I waved my arms around.
    "Believe it or not, I'm trapped. I could only send dreams, with my shrinking power." The moon goddess replied. "But the rest of the prophecy, such as that odd sage person part, will be to figure out."
      "Wait!" I said. But Artemis gave me a wink, waved her hand and I woke up with a start.