Chapter 1: A Whole Lot of Surprises
The morning was like any other morning. I woke up, got dressed, and had breakfast with my father before he went for work. My father was a tall man, standing at six foot four. He currently teaches at the Naval Collage at Annapolis. He taught naval history warships and battles that they fought in. We lived several hours away in a rather rural environment. Our house is two stories tall. Normally we rarely see people around here.
Lately, however, there has been an unusual amount of activity going on. Several people and animals seemed to be watching us, as crazy as it seems. It made both of us very nervous though. My dad recently started to have his pistol that he always locks in the safe loaded, and I have developed a way to let him know if something was wrong and I couldn't write it down. Still, he wasn't happy about leaving me behind, since it I didn't have school for several weeks and that it had seemed to be more activity around here.
"Are you sure that you will be okay?" He asks me as he is about to go through the door. "Yeah, don't worry. I'll let you know if something is wrong. See you later," I tell him. With that, he goes out to the car and drives to work. I watch him go and then close and lock the door. Then I head up to my room and grab a book. I spend a few hours reading it. After that, I get restless and head out back. I spend about ten minutes looking at the view. The backyard was not fence and it was a nice place about now.
I am about to head back inside when I hear a whine. I turn around and see a small dog, barely a puppy. My granddad had a dog and I loved playing with it. Of course, both have been dead for several years now, but I still am hoping to get a dog of my own. I kneel down and pet the dog's head. "Hi boy," I say. "Are you lost?" At this the dog seems to be excited and starts wagging its tail. I get up and start to walk to the kitchen to give the dog a treat, some pieces of steak from last night's dinner, when I hear a deep growl.
I stop and turn around. Standing where the small puppy was, a huge, black dog is standing in its place. I am frozen in my place by a combination of both fear and shock as I watch the hound leap towards me. When I see the huge claws extended towards me, the only thought that I have in my head is, I am dead meat. Then, from out of nowhere, an arrow protrudes from the dog's neck. I watch as the body first drops to the ground about a foot from me. Almost at once, the body seems to dissolve into shadows or something like it. Then I hear a voice.
"Are you all right?" Once again I turn around and see the speaker. I am yet again surprised by what I see. If I didn't know better, I'd say that I am having a really bad dream or something. A man is standing there. Well, except for the legs. They are furry and, wait are those hooves?! I nod to answer his earlier question.
"Good, we need to go now. There are more on their way," the hoofed man says, running towards me. I stand my ground though. "Why should I go anywhere with you? I don't even know you!" I say. He makes a face of irritation at me. "Listen, if you don't come with me, you will probably be ripped into teeny tiny pieces. Understand?" I nod at this. "Glad that you understand. Now can we go?" He says.
"Wait, I need to get something," I say as I dash up to my room. When I get there, I grab two things: the first is my pocket knife that I have in its case in the bottom drawer of my dresser. The second are a pair of binoculars that were given to me by my grandfather. With that I head down the stairs. "Alright, let's go." The hoof man says as I come down. "Wait what about my father? If he comes home and I am gone, he'll go ballistic," I say. "I got that cover. Let's go."
We go outside to a car that I assume belongs to hoof man here. We get in, and he starts driving. I watch as my house gets smaller and smaller. When it is out of sight I ask a question. "Where are we going?" The man grins. "The safest place for people like you, Camp Half-Blood."
MorgothII: I know, I know, not my best piece of work. But the next chapter should be much better. As always, both R&R and enjoy!