Disclaimer: I do not own Class of the Titans, Studio B Productions and Nelvana do.
I ran around my yard holding a stick 'pretending to slay the monsters' I would tell my mother. At the age of five I had an incredible imagination. I could keep myself and my parents entertained for hours with my stories and 'little shows'.
But my incredible imagination got the best of me when nightfall came. I would lay awake in my dark room terrified of the monsters. I wasn't the bravest five-year old, I was as skittish as a kitten. Little did I know, I was special I would soon join a team of seven young heroes to help defeat a threat against the Gods and the world.
"En Garde." I shouted, preparing to fence my opponent.
After a couple of engagements and displacements, I finally won. I had defeated many opponents to come to this point I had just won my first fencing tournament. I had fenced since I was 11.
Now 15 all my practicing has finally paid off. I stood atop the podium and waited for my medal. One of the tournaments judges came by and presented the medal to me. I took it in my hand and caressed the cool golden medal.
My parents came rushing towards me eloping me in a huge hug.
"Congrats baby girl! I knew you could do it!' My mother cooed. Smothering me in another hug.
"That's my girl!" My father stated patting me on the back, once my mother had released me.
"Thanks mom and dad but I got to get out of the fencing suit it's really hot." She laughed.
"Okay honey, but we have to quickly go and pick up your little brother from your aunt's." My mother smiled. My aunt had to babysit my three-year old brother since my tournament took awhile to finish and since he hated being in one place for two long they decided to drop off the little blonde boy at my aunt's.
"Alright, I'll wait by the bench on the east wing." I replied. I waved good-bye to my parents and ran into the crowded change room and into one of the vacant stalls.
I stripped off my fencing suit and put it back in my black sports bag. I shoved my medal into one of the front pockets. I grabbed my regular clothes, some towels and headed for the showers. I peeled off my sports bra and black shorts and took a shower to wash off all the sweat I had conjured up during the tournament.
I quickly dried off and put on a long-sleeved maroon top on with a pair of black capris. I felt something in one of the pockets I pulled it out to see a wad of cash.
I must have put it in there early I thought to myself.
I towel dried my long raven hair which under the change rooms harsh lighting had appeared black a dull black. I pulled on some runners and waved good-bye to the other girls in the change rooms.
Once I was done I grabbed my sports bag, medal and dropped the towels off in a laundry bin located near the entrance of the change rooms. As I walked by a mirror I caught a glance at my tired looking face, I had bags under my grey eyes my peach complexion, looking paler than usual. I winced at my reflection my skin had a lot of flaws and was very far from even looking somewhat nice.
I deserve a well needed rest when I get home I thought to myself.
I headed out to the east wing and sat down on the bench and began to look at the medal I got. It was different from the other medals I had seen. This one looked like real gold, and it had a large 'P' engraved into the centre. The back side had what looks like a sun-dial. Its chain wasn't ribbon like the medals my friends had, instead mine was an actual golden chain.
Since it was my first tournament medal I had won, I didn't think anything of it. I shoved the medal into my pants pocket. I looked around from my spot on the bench it was beautiful, the gym I was at was surrounded by a beautiful forest. Suddenly I felt the ground beneath me begin to tremble.
"What on Ear-" I never got to finish my sentence, I found out what was making the ground tremble so much. I now wish I hadn't have been so curious.
A giant, a large green giant with golden cuffs came rushing towards the building. I stood frozen in terror for a few split seconds. Without thinking clearly I grabbed my fencing sword from my sports bag. I knew it wasn't going to do much against a giant. But at least it was something.
The giant came running towards me, it loomed over me probably making me look more like an ant than a 5'5'' 15-year-old. I started off in a start position before running towards the giant stabbing my fencing sword into its foot. I knew it wasn't that sharp or anything but it'd buy me time to run.
The giant roared in pain as I started quickly running into the opposite direction. I ran on the side of the road until I got to a meadow. I felt the ground below me begin to tremble again, I looked back to see the giant trailing behind me again. His footsteps thundering as I tried to run faster. I tripped over something and fell with a hard smack to the ground. All I could do was look at the giant before me as I was frozen in terror. I got up from my spot shakily and began to run again.
I then began to notice my feet weren't touching ground anymore and something clamped sharply down on my shoulders. The giant growled below me, but I was panicking how was I flying above the giant? I looked above me and noticed feathers and wings? I looked at what was clamping down on my shoulders and noticed talons?
"What on Earth is going on?" I screamed trying to squirm free.
"Nuh uh uh." Tsked an unknown voice. "I wouldn't do that if I were you, I'd also hop on her back much more enjoyable that way. By the way my name is Hermes." I looked up at the so-called 'Hermes' he was flying on another one of the birds that I recognized as a griffin. Hermes had on one of those pilot caps and goggles and he was wearing a toga.
"Hermes? As in the messenger of the Gods?" I questioned, struggling to get atop the griffin's back.
"Yes, but that's all anyone knows me by messenger of the Gods." Hermes complained.
"O-Okay but why am I on top on a griffin? Why did that giant come after me?" I began to question.
"All your questions will be answered once we get to New Olympia." Stated Hermes.
"Ne-new Olympia? What?" I asked confused.
"Just hold on we'll be there soon." Hermes stated.
The griffins flew at top speed to who knows where, in the mean time I just stared at the forest below me. A few times during the trip I almost fell off the griffin but luckily caught my grip again. An hour later the griffins began to descend towards the ground. They landed in a field next to a big building.
"Wow." I breathed. "So Hermes, why did you-" I turned around to find no one there, no Hermes and no griffins.
I decided to wander into the building, I walked through the doors and noticed the building looked like a school. In fact it was a school, Olympus High the sign above some of the lockers read. The school seemed pretty empty so I walked around until i saw a janitor.
"Excuse me sir! Could you help me?" I yelled out to him, he started to walk away. Well he was some distance away maybe he didn't hear me, so I ran after him. Corner after corner I tried to catch up to him.
For an old guy he sure is quick I thought.
Finally I saw him go into a janitor's closet. The door slammed shut, I tried to open it but it wouldn't budge. I saw a gold scanner kind of thing attached to the top of the door knob. As I tried to wiggle the door knob some more my medal from the fencing tournament fell out of my pocket. I bent over and picked it up, I was about to put it back in my pocket until I noticed the outline on top of the scanner was the same shape as my medal. Curiously I put my medal into the insert sun-dial side up.
The dial spun and the door suddenly opened. I quickly grabbed my medal and shoved it back into my pocket. I walked into the closet to find no one in it. I looked around it, looked like any janitors closet, except for the back of closet there was a curtain of shimmering blue instead of a wall. curiously I poked my hand through. It wasn't a curtain... It was a portal. I gasped as I pulled my hand back.
Whoa I thought. Wonder what's behind this portal.