The downwards spiral began after her cousin left. She was placed in a special needs classroom for her ADHD and dyslexia.7 months later, her and her mom were driving home when a drunk driver ran a red light and hit them. The car spun and her mother slammed her head against the steering wheel and was knocked unconscious. Disoriented, she climbed out of the car and was about 6 feet away when the car burst into flames. She heard the distant sirens as she watched the car and her mother burn. She could do nothing but watch as she felt the heat of the fire. She suffered second degree burns on her arms, neck, and face. The burns on her left arms were so disfiguring that she wore an ace bandage wrapped around it at all times. She was sent to live with her aunt for a week until her aunt tried to hang herself. She was sent into foster care and was bounced around from home to home for 3 years before she ran away. In the last home her foster mother physically abused her but Child Protective Services didn't believe her. She had been living in a park for 3 days before the first monster found her. The manticore walked into her camp and put his painted nails on his hips.

"Girl. Do you know how hard it is to catch you?!" He rolled his eyes before he began shooting the barbs from his tail. "Just hold still honey. It'll be over soon!"

"I'm not fucking stupid!" She tripped backwards over a tree root and gashed her leg open on a rock. She stared up as the manticore approached. An arrow flew out of a nearby tree and struck the manticore in the chest.

"Aphrodite why me?" He exploded into gold dust.

"Glitter." She giggled. She saw a man jump out of the tree before everything faded to black.

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He walked towards the girl as she passed out from blood loss. He placed his hands on the gash and hummed as the wound began to heal. He pulled out a baggie of ambrosia and ate some before settling down to wait for the girl to wake up.

~flashback~

A young Atlanta sat on the floor of her mothers bedroom sorting through her mother's jewelry box. Her mother was cleaning out her closet when Atlanta pulled something from the box.

"Mommy?"

"Yes darling?"

"What's this?" Atlanta held up a wooden pendant shaped like pegasus. Her mother got a distant look in her eye.

"Your father gave that to me before he left."

"Who is my daddy?"

"That's not important dear." She grabbed the box and put it away.

~flashback~

"Ha ha. You can't catch me!" Her cousin yelled as she took off running.

"Yes I can!" Atlanta took off after her cousin. She chased her for a while before they rolled down a hill.

"That was fun Clarisse."

"I know kid, I know."

~end flashbacks~

Michael watched the girl begin to stir.

"Are you awake?" Her eyes flew open and she punched him in the chest.

"Who the hell are you?!"

"Ow." Michael groaned.

"I said, 'Who the hell are you?!'"

"Michael Yew. Son of Apollo."

"Apollo? As in the greek god?"

"Yes." Michael went through the speech about how the gods and monsters were real.

"What does this have to do with me?"

"Well considering you got attacked by a manticore, I'd say you were a demigod. Which parent did you live with?"

"My mom." She snapped.

"Then your dad must have been the god. Well you're not one of my siblings, so that eliminates Apollo."

"How do you know?"

"Most Apollo kids have blond or brown hair and yours is black."

"Oh."

"Ready to go?"

"Go where?"

"Camp Halfblood. They'll train you."

"Alright. Let's go." Atlanta picked up her bag and they made their way out of the park.

Question of the chapter: What is your favorite song?

J: To the Sky by Owl City or The Rhyme by Scratch21

P: So What by Three Days Grace

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