CHAPTER 1
At Camp Half-blood's lake...
"They want me to do WHAT!?" yelled Larissa, causing a small wave to crash. (ever since she left her home has has developed abilities to move water, freeze(of course), and heat it)
"They want you to... Find the other lost Queens." answered Chiron, avoiding getting splashed.
"I can't! I have a new cabin here, to supervise, and students waiting to be trained! Do you know how long my people have been waiting for to come here! Many girls have been waiting to come here and become warriors; boys as well!"
"I understand. But we can not risk the balance being altered. You need to go."
"Indeed, she does need to." agreed a girl, she walked out of the water like it was a normal thing.
She had bright yellow hair, and a small figure, her eyes were the shade of the ocean, and her clothes were made out of silk.
"Who are you?" asked Larissa.
"I am ,Nixie, the water sprite." answered Nixie.
"But you are a human."
"No, I just took over this mermaids form, and used it as my own. She has been giving an ability few mermaids get, to walk on water, and to use water powers like yourself."
"You can't take over people's bodies like that!"
"I can, and I did... I'm only using it till you get back, and besides she volunteered."
Larissa, didn't look convinced of that.
"Fine... I made her volunteer."
"Hmm. Thought so."
"You have a great deal of fire in you for a snow girl."
"Well, if you've been through what I've been through, you'd be the same."
"Perhaps... But I haven't."
"Whatever."
Suddenly Nixie's eyes started to glow bright white, and she spoke in a distorted voice(like many voices put together).
"You must go and complete your journey! I you don't the balance in the world will fall. You are the only one who can do it."
"Why? Why am I the only one?"
"Because each of the wrong queens have something in common... Their energy. The were all taken from The Great Magic... Since then they all felt that something was lost... Forgotten, deserted. You are the only one... I will give you a map to find your first Queen, the Air Queen. But beware, she lives in the sky, you will have to fly there."
"How do I find the right ,Queen?"
"This..(hands Larissa a feather necklace).. It may not look like anything but it has been formed by magic and the wind spirits. Pegasus, angels, and swans."
Larissa sighed.
"I have no choice, do I?"
Nixie stopped glowing.
"Basically... Look while you're gone, I will teach your students, and make sure when you get back that everything is done."
"Thank you... I better pack, and get going."
"You will need someone to help guide you, and protect you." said Chiron.
"No, I don't. I can take care of myself."
"Will!"
"Yeah?" asked Will, running over to Chiron.
"You will assist ,Larissa, on a journey..."
"You mean a quest."
"A journey. A quest is a short task, this is a journey, many tasks combined into a long journey."
"Ok... So, what will we need?"
"Uuuh... 2 Pegasus's, and food and water- naturally. I will go to my cabin and pack, then grab supplies, while you pack, then go to the stables and find the fastest flying pegasus's there. Ok?... Good."
As she left Will, wide eyed and surprised, she grumbled.
"Wow! She's feisty." exclaimed Will.
"She would be more suitable in the Fire Palace, as a warrior." commented Nixie.
"Whatever, I'm going to go pack."
In the Big House...
Larissa stayed in a room, where Elizabeth Dare was supposed to be(she lives in a cave), but she didn't want it.
I can't believe they want me to do a quest- oh, forgive me, a journey! thought Larissa.
As soon as she was done packing she left to the strawberry field, picked some strawberries, and then went to the Hermes Cabin(she had someone smuggle in some food and water, and some other things...)
When she got back to the Big House she noticed a note...
Larissa,
Meet me at the Stables.
Signed,
Will
At the Pegasus Stables...
Larissa walked through many stables but none like these!
When she finally found Will.
"You're here... Finally." said Will.
"Whatever. Do you have the horses?" asked Larissa.
"Pegasus's, NOT horses."
"Whatever. Do you have them?"
"Yeah. You'll be riding Dash, I'll take Flash."
"Fine. Where are they?"
"They're in the sky obviously."
"Get them."
"You know, why don't you get them? I'll grab the stuff."
"Fine."
Larissa, went outside grumbling...
Now, how do I do this? she thought.
"Umm... Flash?! Dash!?" called Larissa, quickly whistling afterwards.
Two horses whinnied, then landing next to her.
One was a dun color, with blondish hair. Another, was pure red(literally), both mane and tail, and coat.
Will walked over, with a knapsack, and 2 backpacks.
"I'm impressed. Usually they don't respond to people, especially newbies." exclaimed Will.
"I'm not a newbie. I just have a way with horses... Back home we had ice horses; purely made of ice. I'd sneak out and ride them." replied Larissa, stroking one of the horses backs, as it nickered.
"Hm! I'm impressed! I never knew you had a soft side."
"I don't! Uhh... Let's just get going. I want to be done with this quest..."
"Journey."
"... Ugh. "Journey", as soon as possible."
"Ok. Whatever, here's your stuff, and the supplies."
Will tossed her a small leather backpack, and a old knapsack, as he strapped his at the end of saddle.
As soon as Larissa and Will were done packing, they flew off into the skies. They were racing, and laughing(to Will's surprise), and actually for the first time after Larissa was "dethroned", she was had fun.
"WHOOO-HOO!" exclaimed Larissa.
Will laughed.
"So I guess you're having fun, huh?" asked Will.
"Well, I wouldn't call it... Yeah... I am."
"So. Is the necklace glowing, or whatever?"
"Umm... I don't... Know."
"What is it?"
"I feel something... Something special about this place..."
As Larissa looked around she saw something that caught her eye...
"There! A pegasus... They never ever stay in one place that long, you can tell because he's sitting on a cloud. They only go where there's food and water."
"Then that means..."
"We're close."
Then suddenly the necklace in her saddlebag(that Nixie gave her) started to glow.
"We're close." repeated Will.